Ocimum Species, Pink Cat's Whiskers, Pink Sage, Shell Bush

I have this shrub growing on the north side of the house in an irrigated bed where it gets sun at some points in the day and in the year....Read More It blooms nicely in light shade. I thought it would be tender but it has been semi-evergreen in a mild winter and in a harsh winter with several days of below freezing temps that left it bare and crispy, it returned from the roots. I am going to try to propagate it. I've read that it can be easily done by seed but I do not see any volunteers nearby. I will try cuttings first, then look for ripe seeds.

I love this plant for my hummingbirds and for all bees. I do not use sugared water, but I like to grow plants that attract the birds a...Read Morend butterflies and bees. This last season our local greenhouse ran out of this pink sage, so I purchased a red sage which is supposed to attract the bees and hummers. I was so disappointed and so were the humming birds. I highly reccomend this pink sage to attract both. I used cages to keep the flower spikes from breaking. Plant have non stop flowers from summer to frost. I also deadheaded the spent spikes to get more blooms. Also, plant did reseed itself, but it was too late in the season. So buy plants ready to plant into your bed. I had mine in full sun.

I love this plant! It is a profuse bloomer and does well in full shade even though it is listed as a sun/pt sun grower. Butterflies lov...Read Moree it and I have even seen a hummingbird over there, but there are other things blooming in the same area so cannot say for sure that it was this plant it was coming for.
Edited to add that today I saw a hummingbird at this plant and I was close enough to see that he was indeed going from flower to flower, so this plant IS attractive to hummingbirds :~)