Carried by 2 nurseries
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Salvia eremostachya, the rose sage, sand sage, or desert sage, is a perennial shrub native to the western edge of the Colorado Desert. It reaches 2 to 3 ft (0. 61 to 0. 91 m) high, with purplish green bracts on . 75 in (1. 9 cm) flowers that range from blue to rose to nearly white. The flowers grow in whorled clusters, blooming from April to November. The specific epithet, "eremostachya" (Greek for "desert stachys"), refers to the plants likeness to those of the genus Stachys.
Shrub
2 - 3 ft Tall
Blue, White, Green, Purple
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
Climbing Cutworm
Abagrotis orbis
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba