California tea

It is a low, bushy perennial. grows to about 2′ tall. Space about 2′ apart.

Good ground cover for shady spots in the garden and great addition to a butterfly garden with low water requirements.

The purple tipped white flowers appear in late spring to summer and the dark-green foliage also persists into late summer.

Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies

The leaves have been used for tea.

Lifeform: Perennial

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam

Other: Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant

Container	D-16
Ecological Value	The flowers are attractive to many of our native bumblebees
Historical Uses	No Historical use found
Distribution	It is native to west coast and coastal mountains of California, and northwards through the Cascade Range into Idaho and British Columbia.
Communities
Habitat	Found in the dry edges of woodlands.

Rupertia physodes