Botanical Name: Salvia apiana
Common Name: White sage
Type of Plant: Dicot: subshrub
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape An open subshrub with upright stems and variable habit; is more dense with an upright form in dry sunny locations, rather open and loosely wide=spreading in more shaded sites
Height 2'-3' (4')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure thrives in full sun; gets rather lanky in shade
Soil tolerates most, including clay; avoid overly wet locations
Hardiness hardy (zones 18-24): prefers warm sunny low-elevation sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite to whorled (older leaves drop off), oval-elliptic, 2"-3" long, with distinctive pale greenish-white color
Flowers white, tiny, on elongated stalks 3'-5' long; Spring months
Fruit a tiny achene
 
Propagation:
seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
An excellent low to medium-sized filler for its white foliage and loose form; good on slopes or mounds; best-suited for Mediterranean, desert, or dry woodlands theme gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering very little needed after established - is very drought-tolerant
Fertilizing none required
Pruning selectively head back to promote fuller form; dead-head regularly
Pests/Diseases relatively free Special Conditions/Other avoid wet shaded sites
 
Origin: Coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats of Southern California
Family: Asteraceae

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