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Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum)
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Shrub
White
Violet
Blue
5 Petals
Alternate
Typical Height
Evergreen
Native
Description
Height 3 - 9 ft.
EW Bloom Apr - Jul
Leaves are narrow and long (3 to 6 inches) and blue green, often darker than other plants.
Leaves often have black spots on them.
Flowers are a cluster of white trumpets at the end of the stem.
CA native.
Endemic
to the
California Floristic Province
.
AKA California Yerba Santa
Yerba Stanta Family (Namaceae)
Yerba Santa is an
evergreen
shrub with long, narrow leaves and a cluster of beautiful trumpet flowers at the top.
The leaves are distinctive - long and narrow ending in a point, leathery, with serrations and often showing black spots.
Trumpet flowers have
nectar
at the bottom which attracts butterflies and bees.
Photo Gallery (61 ) click any picture to enlarge
Yerba Santa is a classic native plant of the California [[chaparral]]. Its leathery leaves are slightly aromatic and bitter tasting, saving it from ...
Spanish for Sacred Herb, Yerba Santa was valued by Native Americans and early settlers for its medicinal properties.
Leaves are leathery. They're shiny on top and generally darker than the leaves around them. They're often serrated, but the amount of serration va ...
Yerba Santa's scientific name, [i]Eriodictyon[/i], is Greek for "woolly net", which refers to the hairs that lie between the network of veins on the u ...
Sometimes the lips at the end of the trumpet-shaped flower show a darker color. You can see this color at the tips of the buds, as well. Five shor ...