Botanical Name: Salvia sonomensis ‘Hobbit Toes’
Common Name: Hobbit Toes sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape A low, sprawling, mat-forming sage with pubescent, gray-green
foliage and moderately dark lavender flowers in late spring
Height to 1 ft.
Spread 3 ft. or more
Growth Rate moderate
Environment:
Exposure outdoors: full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers a soil with good drainage
Hardiness some frost (zones 7, 9, 14-24)
Morphology:
Leaves narrowly elliptical gray-green leaves to 2" long, 1/2"
across; somewhat rugose and crenulate on margins
Flowers small, 3/4" long tubular flowers in loose spikes at the ends
of branches; blooms in spring and early summer; good hummingbird attracter
Fruit small woody capsules
Propagation:
stem cuttings
Usage:
nice groundcover salvia for banks and slopes or even hanging baskets; works well as a low facer or groundcover under light shade; good plant for dry shade under oaks or other trees
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers to be kept on the dry side, especially in heavy soils do not over wate
Fertilizing slow-release at planting time
Pruning head back in early spring to control size
Pests/Diseases powdery mildew
Special Conditions/Other deer resistant
Origin: San Luis Obispo County
Family: Lamiaceae
Notes:
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