Salvia 'Shirley's Creeper'

Common Name:

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

Plant Size:
3 feet high, 6 feet wide
Landscape/Garden Uses:
ground cover
Flowering Season:
Spring

Flower Color:
Cream
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15-20 degrees F.

An apparent garden hybrid of S. mellifera (the native black sage), this hybrid was selected by Charles Christiansen. It is initially prostrate but can eventually form a broad mound up to 3 feet high. The leaves are deep green, textured and aromatic like those of Salvia mellifera, and the flowers are carried in the same interrupted clusters. They are cream-white in color.