Salvia leucophylla
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Purple Salvia
| Evergreen-Deciduous | Deciduous |
|---|---|
| Overall Mature Size | Small-Medium |
| Also Grown As | Bush |
| Mature Height & Spread | 3-6' x 3-6' |
| Native To | California |
| Exposure | Full to Partial Sun |
| Water | Low water |
| Flower Color | Pink, Purple |
| Bloom Time | Spring, Summer |
| Special Features | Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees, Seeds Attract Songbirds, Deer Resistant, Low Water Use |
| Container Sizes | #1, #5 |
| Natural Growth Habit | Mounding |
| Plant Type | Perennial, Shrub |
| Sunset Garden Zones | 8, 9, 14-17, 19-24 |
Moderate to fast-growing shrubby perennial with a variable growth-habit to 3-6’ tall x 3-6’ wide or wider. This tough sun-loving California native features aromatic foliage with fine white hairs covering the leaf surface. Foliage emerges a medium-green but as the leaf felting becomes heavier with warmer temperatures the leaves turn to a soft silvery gray. Contrasting nicely with the attractive foliage are the whorls of light-pinkish-purple flowers that rise above the foliage late-spring into summer. Attracts hummingbirds butterflies and bees and the small seeds that appear after flowering are a favorite for songbirds. Well-suited in beds and borders in rock gardens or as an individual accent or mass planting. Also makes a good container specimen. Requires a well-drained soil and little water once established though a more robust looking specimen is achieved with supplemental watering. Full to partial sun.
