Carried by 2 nurseries
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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.
Shrub
6 - 12 in Tall
6 - 8 ft Wide
Prostrate
Fast
Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Pleasant
Purple
Spring
Groundcover, Lawn alternative
Full Sun
Low
15
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant