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Common name lyre-leaf sage Family lamiaceae Life cycle perennial Flowers light blue (May) Size 1 ft Light full sun-part shade Cultural notes not fussy, drought-tolerant From seed easy, germinates at room temperature

Mid-green foliage is patterned with burgundy veins; some of the leaves have a scalloped "lyre" shape. Pretty blue flowers on stalks rising above the foliage in mid-spring. It self-seeds abundantly in our side garden, and we generally let it be as long as it doesn't get in the way of other plants.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden

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