Botanical Name: Salvia munzii ‘Emerald Cascade’
Common Name: Dwarf San Diego sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape A low sprawling version of the California native shrub; it has a mounding, compact habit with pale lavender to blue flowers
Height to 2 ft.
Spread to 3 ft.
Growth Rate moderate
Environment:
Exposure outdoors: full sun preferred; tolerates partial shade
Soil prefers good drainage
Hardiness some frost(zones 7-9, 14-24)
Morphology:
Leaves narrowly elliptical, to 1-1/2" long, 3/8" across; medium green rugose (wrinkled), strongly scented and somewhat sticky; margins finely dentate
Flowers small dense clusters of deep lavender flowers about 1/2" long, 1/8" across; borne on long scapes at the ends of branches; early spring
Fruit small capsules
Propagation:
stem cuttings
Usage:
excellent for banks, slopes and borders; can be used to sprawl over walls; excellent addition to a dry perennial bed or native landscape where space is at a premium
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering; drought tolerant when established
Fertilizing none needed
Pruning dead-head occasionally and control size as needed
Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor
Special Conditions/Other plant generally does not live more than four years
Origin: Cultivar; species is native to San Diego County
Family: Lamiaceae
Notes:
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