Re: Starting Lepechinia fragrans from seed?

 Loren, thanks for the terrific advice on germinating (our) natives!  I
appreciate that you suggested several options, so that I can try first one
and then another :-).  There seems to be some question about what my seeds
actually are, though: 

Julie wrote:
>What is this plant?  I thought I knew the E OR flora but this doesn't ring a
>bell.  Is it a native?

and Bob wrote:
>Since this is in my neck of the woods (or steppes), I'd like to know what
>this plant is.  I can't find it in H&C or any other PNW flora I have.  I'm
>not questioning you, just curious.

Well, heck, maybe I've ID 'd it wrong.  Here are a couple web pictures of
Lepechinia fragrans:

http://www.calacademy.org/research/botany/wildflow/names/207188.htm

http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/plants/thorne/lepefrag.htm

  Other than what the pictures show you, my plant's most prominent features
are stickiness of leaves, stems, and calyces, and fragrance of same --
smells sort of like an edible Salvia, but not that much like.  Also the
flower color is more intense pink than these pictures.  Do you all know
what it could be?

-- Susannah
Eugene, Oregon
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