Botanical Name: Salvia ‘Allen Chickering’
Common Name: Allen Chickering Sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape large scale sub-shrub forming a rounded, mounding, sprawling plant with whitish foliage and a strong aroma when disturbed
Height 3 to 4'
Spread 4 to 5'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil prefers a well-drained soil
Hardiness some frost – zones 10-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves opposite, lanceolate to 3" long, 1/2" across, medium green leaves with white knobby surface above, finely white tomentose beneath, aromatic
Flowers lavender blue flowers in clusters arranged in tiers; early spring
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings in spring or summer
 
Usage:
mixed perennial borders, for gray foliage and flowers; excellent when mixed with natives and other drought tolerant plantings; good on dry slopes, rustic landscapes and native gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering almost no watering when established; occasional soak during first year
Fertilizing none required
Pruning head back hard after flowering to maintain size and shape
Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor
Special Conditions/Other hybrid between S. clevelandii and S. leucophylla
 
Origin: Hybrid
Family: Lamiaceae

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