Common name: mountain sage

Family name: Lamiaceae

Description: bushy, spreading subshrub with ovate leaves and flowers held in short terminal racemes

Flower: Magenta/purple, a large lower ‘lip’ and dark buds. A very long bloom season.

Foliage: ovate, neat leaves of a medium green; can be aromatic.

Growing conditions: full sun; moist but well-drained, rich soil.

Height and spread: roughly 1m by 1m

Landscape uses: Valued for long blooming period, as it can be in flower the entire summer. This makes it useful as a pollinator attracting plant, especially for bees and hummingbirds.