Salvia leucophylla

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Purple sage

Purple sage is a fragrant evergreen shrub that grows 3-5′ tall and 6-8′ wide.

This exceptionally hardy and drought tolerant plant is used extensively in native plant and low-water landscaping.

Purple sage is a showy silver-leaved shrub with pungent fragrance and light-purple flowers in spikes. It forms neat mounds and likes full sun and good drainage.

Purple sage blooms May – July

Excellent low hedge, coastal or inland.

Sun: Full Sun

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand, Rocky

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

 

Ecological Value

Bumblebees, hawk moths, and wasps pollinate white sage, and hummingbirds also appear to like the plant.

Container

2-Gal, D-40-O, 5-Gal, D-40, D-40S, D-40S-o, TB4

Historical Uses

No Historical Uses found.

Distribution

Endemic to California.

Elevation

Between 160 and 2600 feet

Communities
Habitat

Dry hillsides and in gravely soils