Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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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.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall

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Color

Blue, White, Green, Purple

Hummingbirds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 7 likely

Confirmed Likely

Climbing Cutworm

Abagrotis orbis

Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Bilobed Looper Moth

Megalographa biloba