Canada Germander

Teucrium canadense L.

Mint family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Pink, Purple

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Hummingbirds

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.