English: Island Pitcher Sage; Baja Pitcher Sage.
Name: Pakaha.
Region: Baja California Sur, Mexico; Hawai.
Habitat: grasslands, mountainous areas; prefers stony to sandy loam soils with good drainage, full sun to partial shade; drought tolerant; deer resistant; intolerant of frost.
Content: carnosol, a diterpenoid metabolite, antimicrobial.
Use: ornamental, showy
BotanyHerb; shrubby perennial; 1 to 1.5m tall, as wide.
Stem: showy silver pubescence, purple stems.
Leaves: rosette; velevty grey.
Inflorescence: 30 cm.
Flowers: purple; blooming from July to November; smell like Salvia.
Pollination: by butterflies, hummingbirds.