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California Native Plants
A
Guide to Salvia (Sage) Species, Selections and Hybrids
and
Growing Salvias (Sages)
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| Guide
to Salvia (Sage) Species, Selections and Hybrids |
| Species |
Common Name,
Type |
Derivation/Origins |
Exposure
Sun, Partial Sun, Shade |
Dimensions
H x W |
Flower
Color
White, Pink,
Lt Blue, Med Blue, Drk Blue, Violet |
Best
Features |
Drought
Tolerance |
|
|
|
S |
PS |
Sh |
H |
W |
Wh |
Pk |
LB |
MB |
DB |
V |
- |
L |
M |
H |
|
Salvia
'Allen Chickering'
|
Hybrid Sage |
der; S. clevelandii x
S. leucophylla
San Diego to Baja CA below 3000', Coastal, dry, open hills |
S |
PS |
- |
5'H |
5'WFlo |
- |
- |
- |
- |
DB |
- |
Fantastic
aroma, culinary, silver foliage, dark blue, whorled flowers,
deep-rooted, drought-tolerant. Attracts hummingbirds. |
- |
M |
H |
| Salvia apiana |
White Sage
|
Dry slopes below 5000';
Coastal Sage Scrub,
Chaparral,
Yellow Pine |
S |
- |
- |
3-5'H |
5'W |
Wh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aromatic,
useful for cooking, coarse white foliage, tall white flowers,
deep-rooted, drought-tolerant. Attracts bees &
hummingbirds. Cold hardy to at least 15°F. |
- |
- |
H |
| Salvia clevelandii |
Cleveland Sage |
Dry slopes below 3000'; Chaparral |
S |
PS |
- |
3' |
4' |
- |
- |
- |
MB |
- |
- |
Fantastic
fragrance, useful for cooking, silver-green foliage, medium
blue, whorled flowers, deep-rooted, drought-tolerant.
Attractive to hummingbirds. |
- |
M |
H |
|
Salvia clevelandii
‘Winifred Gillman’ |
Cleveland Sage
Selection |
der;
S. clevelandii
Dry slopes below 3000'; Chaparral |
S |
PS |
- |
3-5'H |
4-6'W |
- |
- |
- |
MB |
- |
- |
Fantastic
fragrance, culinary, silver-green foliage, medium blue,
whorled flowers, deep-rooted, drought-tolerant. Attracts
hummingbirds. |
- |
M |
H |
|
Salvia clevelandii
'Aromas' |
Sage Selection
|
Dry slopes below 3000';
Chaparral |
S |
PS |
- |
3'H |
4'W |
- |
- |
- |
MB |
- |
- |
Fantastic
aroma, culinary, silver-green foliage, medium blue, whorled
flowers, deep-rooted, drought-tolerant. Attracts
hummingbirds. |
- |
M |
H |
| Salvia
'Dara's Choice' |
Sage Hybrid |
der; S. sonomensis x S. mellifera,
Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forests, below
5000';
Dry slopes below 2000';
Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral
|
S |
PS |
- |
1-2'H |
3'W |
- |
- |
- |
- |
DB |
V |
Linear
green foliage, dark blue, whorled flowers. Compact
plant gives great horizontal accents to a perennial
border. Tolerant of garden conditions. Attracts
hummingbirds. |
- |
M |
H |
| Salvia
leucophylla |
Purple Sage |
Dry slopes below 2000'; Coastal Sage Scrub |
S |
PS |
- |
3-5'H |
3-5'W |
- |
Pk |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fragrant,
silver foliage, light pink, whorled flowers,
deep-rooted, drought-tolerant, tough plant.
Attracts hummingbirds. |
- |
M |
H |
|
Salvia leucophylla 'Pt. Sal' |
Purple Sage
Selection |
der; S. leucophylla
Dry slopes below 2000'; Coastal Sage Scrub |
S |
PS |
|
3-5'H |
6-8'W |
- |
Pk |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fragrant,
silver foliage, light pink whorled flowers,
deep-rooted, drought-tolerant, tough, spreading
plant. 'Pt. Sal' is more prostrate than
above. Great for slopes. Attracts hummingbirds. |
- |
M |
H |
|
Salvia mellifera |
Black Sage |
Dry slopes below 2000';
Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral |
S |
- |
- |
3-6'H |
3-5'W |
- |
- |
LB |
- |
- |
- |
Strongly
aromatic, light green foliage, medium blue,
whorled flowers, deep-rooted,
drought-tolerant. Attracts
hummingbirds. Important bee/honey plant. |
- |
- |
H |
|
Salvia mellifera
'Tera Seca' |
Black Sage Selection |
der; S. mellifera, from Monterey County along
coast. |
S |
PS |
- |
1-2'H |
6'W |
- |
- |
LB |
- |
- |
- |
Aromatic,
light green foliage, medium blue, whorled
flowers, spreading. Deeply rooted
& drought-tolerant, it makes a great
stabilizing groundcover for a
hillside. Attracts hummingbirds &
bees. |
- |
M |
H |
|
Salvia munzii |
San Miguel Mountain Sage
|
San Diego County and Baja California; coastal sage scrub.
Below 2000'. |
S |
- |
- |
2-3'H |
2-3'W |
- |
- |
- |
- |
DB |
- |
Light
green foliage, foliage with dark blue,
whorled flowers, deep-rooted,
drought-tolerant. Wildlife value.
Uncommon. |
- |
M |
H |
|
Salvia
sonomensis |
Creeping Sage |
Native
throughout the state to the chaparral, oak
woodland & yellow pine forests. Below
5000' |
S |
PS |
Sh |
4-10"H |
5'W |
- |
- |
- |
- |
DB |
V |
Very
prostrate groundcover with bluish-green
upright foliage, dark blue to violet,
whorled flowers. Great bank cover,
tolerates a variety of sun exposures and
soil types, including clay soils.
Cold hardy to at least 15°F. |
- |
M |
H |
|
Salvia spathacea |
Hummingbird
Sage |
Oak
woodland, chaparral, coastal sage scrub.
Below 2000'. |
- |
PS |
Sh |
2
1/2'H |
3'W |
- |
Pk |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Showy
red-magenta flowers, in whorls along
foot-long stems. Coarse,
arrow-shaped green foliage in basal
rosettes. Good understory plant,
tolerant of deep shade as well as
sun. Okay in assorted soils.
Attracts hummingbirds. |
- |
M |
H |
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