Trichostema lanatum
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Trichostema lanatum Benth. |
Trichostema lanatum (romero or Woolly Blue Curls) is a small evergreen shrub or sub-shrub native to arid coastal regions of California. It is many-branched and grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall, with narrow, pointed green leaves. The smooth-petaled blue flowers are born in dense clusters, with the stem and calyces covered in woolly hairs of blue, pink, or white.