How to Grow and Care for Trichostema

Wooly Bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum) is a perennial, evergreen shrub that can grow to be 91 to 122 cm tall and 1.2 to 1.5 m wide. This species blooms from spring to fall in clusters of blue flowers that are 30 cm long. Wooly Bluecurls grows best in full sun and well-drained soil.

Forked bluecurls are annual flowers in the mint family. When crushed, they release a lemony fragrance. Their name comes from the blue flowers and curled stamens. The flowers open early in the morning but the petals fall by the middle of the day.

Vinegarweed (Trichostema lanceolatum) is an annual herbaceous wildflower that can grow to be 1.006 m high. Vinegarweed is native to the western United States and smells strongly of vinegar. This species is also called camphor weed.

Fluxweed populations are at risk due to habitat loss in some parts of the world. This small plant is relatively rare but very common in its preferred habitat – disturbed sites such as roadsides, dry prairies, sandy areas, and thickets. It is listed as endangered or threatened in some of the US states.

Trichostema purpusii, is a perennial plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to Mexico. It has pink, bilaterally symmetrical flowers. The genus name means "hair stems" in reference to the graceful stamens that curl around to dab pollen on the backs of insect pollinators.