pitcher sage

noun

A sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.

Similar
hummingbird sageSalvia spathaceaLepechinia calycinaSphacele calycina
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Meanings

nounpitcher sage (plural pitcher sages)

plural pitcher sages

  1. CaliforniaA sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.

    Synonyms: hummingbird sage

  2. CaliforniaAny plant of the genus Lepechinia in the mint family, several of which are native to southern California and also grown there for fragrance, shade tolerance and drought tolerance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.

Similar
hummingbird sage

More synonyms by meaning

nounCalifornia erect and sparsely branched perennial

Similar
Salvia spathacea
Broader
sagesalvia

nounCalifornia plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers

Similar
Lepechinia calycinaSphacele calycina
Broader
shrubbush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pitcher sage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitcher%20sage

MLA

“pitcher sage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitcher%20sage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitcher sage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitcher%20sage.

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