Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Salvia hybrid. This sage is very useful in the garden. It is tolerant of heat and needs very little water, making its creeping and groundcover characteristics a good match for rocky hillsides or barren areas. This a slow-growing spreader tha is often found growing near granite rocks, and tougher conditions where other sage varieties have a harder time. The flowers are blueish-purple and are in bloom from spring to early summer, providing butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators with a slow-growing field of flowers to visit. The leaves are a gray-green, and fragrant when crushed. Tolerates almost any soil type. Selected for the garden.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

6 - 12 in Tall
6 - 8 ft Wide

Form

Prostrate

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Fragrance

Pleasant

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Color

Purple

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Groundcover, Lawn alternative

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Cold tolerance

15

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils.