Botanical Name: Teucrium canadense
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Common Name: American Germander  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Ground cover, Herb

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red

 

Flower Season

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Intermittent

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: wrong picture
  • Description

  • Notes

American germander or Canada germander, is a woody-based, clump-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial of the mint family. It grows about 18 to 36 tall, and due to its rhizomatous nature, can spread 3 or more feet. Soft purplish-pink flowers on spike-like racemes bloom from June to September.