Salvia leucophylla (Purple Sage)
San Luis Purple Sage, Purple Sage, Gray Sage
Tough, easy to grow, and good-looking year-round, Salvia leucophylla (Purple Sage) is a graceful semi-evergreen shrub of mounding, spreading habit with arching branches adorned with upturned tips. It boasts brilliant purple flowers borne in large, tightly stacked whorls from mid-spring to early summer. The highly aromatic blossoms are very attractive to bees, butterflies, and a variety of birds. They are borne atop the lush foliage of soft, wrinkled, gray-green leaves. Both stems and leaves are richly covered with fine white hairs. Incredibly drought tolerant, Purple Sage is also heat and poor soil tolerant. It makes a pretty silver foliage accent in the dry, native plant garden.
- Grows up to 3-5 ft. tall and wide (90-150 cm).
- Thrives in full sun in well-drained soils. Provide little to occasional irrigation (once or twice a month) after the first year. Drought tolerant once established.
- Easy to grow, fairly pest and disease free, it attracts bees and butterflies but is deer resistant.
- Perfect for beds and borders, bank stabilization, hedges, coastal gardens, or Mediterranean gardens.
- Propagate by seed.
- Native to the southern coast of California and Baja California.
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Requirements
Hardiness | 8
– 11 |
---|---|
Climate Zones | 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Shrubs |
Plant Family | Salvia - Sage |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) Summer (Early) |
Height | 3' – 5' (90cm – 150cm) |
Spread | 3' – 5' (90cm – 150cm) |
Spacing | 60" (150cm) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Fragrant, Showy, Semi-Evergreen |
Native Plants | United States, California |
Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Drought |
Attracts | Bees, Birds, Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Banks and Slopes, Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Requirements
Hardiness | 8
– 11 |
---|---|
Climate Zones | 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Shrubs |
Plant Family | Salvia - Sage |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) Summer (Early) |
Height | 3' – 5' (90cm – 150cm) |
Spread | 3' – 5' (90cm – 150cm) |
Spacing | 60" (150cm) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Fragrant, Showy, Semi-Evergreen |
Native Plants | United States, California |
Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Drought |
Attracts | Bees, Birds, Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Banks and Slopes, Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |