Lepechinia
fragrans el tigre * Island Pitcher Sage, Fragrant Pitchersage
Lepechinia fragrans works
well in a garden setting. The Island Pitcher Sage blooms nearly
continuously with 2" flowers. The foliage of the Fragrant
Pitchersage is intensely fragrant when touched or crushed.
Lepechinia fragrans is a California Native found in cool woodland
settings. The selected variety Lepechinia fragrans El Tigre came
from the Channel Islands. Lepechinia fragrans grows in full sun near
the coast but requires increasing amounts of shade as you get further from
the coast. The Fragrant Pitcher Sage prefers reasonable drainage but
will tolerate seasonal wetness and heavy soils if grown on a slope.
The Fragrant Pitcher Sage can tolerate temperatures that dip into the mid
20's and maybe lower.
