Trichostema

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Trichostema (pronounced /ˌtrɪkɵˈstiːmə/)^[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the Lamiaceae family, which has aromatic herbs or subshrubs. These plants are native to North America. In addition, any plant of this genus which has whorls of small blue flowers is called Blue curls.

Read about Trichostema in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Trichostema (Greek, hair and stamen, referring to the filaments). Labiatae. Blue Curls. Hardy or half-hardy herbs, adapted to the wild-garden or rockery. Leaves entire; floral lvs. similar: floral whorls axillary, densely or laxly many-fld.; calyx campanulate, 10-nerved, 5-toothed; corolla-tube slender, usually exserted, without a ring inside; limb subequally 5-cleft, lobes oblong or broadly declinate; stamens 4, didynamous; ovary deeply 4-lobed: nutlets obovoid, reticulately rugose.—About 10 species, N. Amer. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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