Salvia leucophylla
$7.43 – $10.90
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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 |
