Botanical Name: Salvia leucophylla
Common Name: Purple sage
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an open, loosely constructed shrub; slender squarish stems are erect or spreading to form an irregularly rounded canopy
Height 2' - 4' (6')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun; avoid shaded habitats
Soil well-draining, drier soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 10-24): prefers warm foothill habitats
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, oblong-lanceolate; grayish-white, 1"-3" long, with wrinkled surface; margins somewhat crenate; foliage strongly aromatic when crushed
Flowers pale rose-lavender, trumpet-shaped, 1/2" long, crowded into 3-5 whorled clusters along a central spike; May - July
Fruit tiny nutlets
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a low to mid-sized filler, valued for its grayish-white foliage and purple flower display in warm dry habitats; erosion control, slope plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak; plant tolerates considerable drought after establishment; avoid over-watering
Fertilizing very little needed
Pruning head back after blooming to promote new flowering wood; occasionally tip back for a denser form if desired
Pests/Diseases relatively free; susceptible to root fungus diseases and powdery mildew in wet shaded locations
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: foothills of Orange to San Luis Obispo County
Family: Lamiaceae

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