Teucrium canadense, commonly known as Canada germander, American germander, or wood sage, is a perennial herb native to North America where it is found across the United States and in much of Canada.

American germander is a robust perennial plant with a fibrous root system, forming clumps up to 3 ft (90 cm) tall. It produces numerous whitish or pale lilac lipped flowers with large shelf-like lower lips. The plant is in bloom from about mid-June for about a month, blooming from the bottom of the raceme upward.

The flowers of American germander are adapted for pollination by insects with long tongues, the lower lip providing a platform on which the insects can land. Pollinators include bumblebees, honey bees, digger bees, cuckoo bees and megachilid bees, and the flowers are also visited by flies and butterflies and occasionally by hummingbird moths and hummingbirds. The foliage is unappealing to grazing animals because of its bitter taste.

Type: Hardy perennial herb

Hardiness zone: 3-10

Height: 36", 90cm

Location: Sun or part shade

Seeds per packet: 30