Salvia 'Dara's Choice'

Common Name:
Sage
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Geographic Origin:
California
California Native?:
Yes

Plant Size:
18 inches high by 3 feet+wide
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Spring

Flower Color:
Lavender blue
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Occasional to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

This low shrub is an apparent hybrid of S. sonomensis, selected by Dara Emery at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. It is a spreading, semishrubby perennial forming broad carpets of grey green leaves. It is decorated by many 6-12 inch spikes of purple flowers in spring. It is exceptionally attractive and more disease-resistant than the species generally. Useful as a bank cover or for draping over walls and rockery. It tolerates some shade.