"Salvia spathacea (pitcher sage or hummingbird sage) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and central California growing from sea level to 2,001 feet. This fruity scented sage blooms in March to May with typically dark rose-lilac colored flowers. It is cultivated in gardens for its attractive flowering spikes and pleasant scent.

The pitcher sage is found in the California coast ranges from the Sacramento Valley south to the San Diego area. It is a common species that grows on open or shady slopes in moist oak woodland, chaparral, and coastal sage scrub not far from the Pacific Ocean.

S. spathacea is an evergreen perennial with flowering stems growing from a woody base, 12–59 inches tall. When not flowering plants grow less than 20 inches tall, forming clumps of sprawling foliage. Unlike most sages, the flowering stems are produced singly from each plant and only rarely branch. It spreads by rhizomes and can form colonies up to 51 inches in diameter. Like many species in the mint family it has very pronounced square stems, and the entire plant is covered with wavy glandular hairs."

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