Just like the previous person said, it is slow to spread. But I found that the seeds were not hard to gather.
They spro...Read Moreuted readily the first season, in 6-packs left out in the rainy season in January. It took about 4 weeks for them to germinate. The first leaves are triangular with swirled dark and light areas.
ADDED 9/2019 - The nursery had recommended partial shade for this, but this might be based on them having a drier or hotter climate (we are near the SF bay). Mine are beginning to spread better now in its third year, possibly due to more regular water, but it still seems like more sun at this (cooler) location might work.
As implied by the cultivar name, this plant was collected by the late, great Bert Wilson of Las Pilitas Nursery.
It is the...Read More shortest variety of Hummingbird Sage I've ever known, the flower spikes only occasionally passing a foot tall. Everything about this cultivar is small; the leaves, flowers, and even the growth habit.
After the first flowering, one or two new plants will spring up by rhizome, but it is a very slow spreader. It will push up between paving stones, but is hardly aggressive. The foliage is also a fairly satisfying combination of sticky trichomes and a fine rugose texture. It has the same strong fragrance as the species when the foliage is disturbed.
Just like the previous person said, it is slow to spread. But I found that the seeds were not hard to gather.
They spro...Read More
As implied by the cultivar name, this plant was collected by the late, great Bert Wilson of Las Pilitas Nursery.
It is the...Read More