Botanical Name: Salvia spathacea
Common Name: Hummingbird sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape A spreading, clumping, rhizomatous Salvia with a mounding habit making it suitable for use as a groundcover
Height to 2'
Spread to 5'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers a soil with good drainage
Hardiness Hardy (zones 12-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves leaves hastate to deltoid, rugose and slightly sticky, to 4" long, 1" across, often light or grayish green
Flowers rose-pink flowers in spring, held in maroon bracts; flower stalks are held up to 30" high
Fruit small woody capsules
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
a groundcover Salvia appreciated for its bloom and dense growth habit; useful in dry areas and mixed with California native plants; good on slopes and in Mediterranean theme gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering very drought tolerant when established; will tolerate regular watering where drainage is good
Fertilizing slow-release at planting time
Pruning head back to encourage a dense growth habit; deadhead
Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Coastal Central and Southern California
Family: Lamiaceae

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