lyreleaf sage

 

perennial forms a neat rosette of deeply lobed leaves at its base resembling a lyre or fiddle — in spring, delicate spikes of lavender to blue-violet blooms emerge benefiting pollinators

 

all plantsshady perennials + creekside

\\ lyreleaf sage (SALY2)

\\ lyreleaf sage (SALY2)

plant details

lyreleaf sage

identification

latin name: Salvia lyrata

usda code: SALY2

alternative name(s): Cancer weed

classification

ecotopes class: shady perennials + creek

ecological condition(s): sunny edgeshady woodland

size range: small – less than 3 ft

habit: herbaceous

leaf retention: evergreen

light requirement: full sun – part-shade

color signature: light blue -white flowers

native range