Common Name:

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

Plant Size:
1 foot high by 1-2 feet wide
Landscape/Garden Uses:
rock gardens
Flowering Season:
Spring and summer

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

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less

Low shrublet has narrow, typically aromatic grey leaves; spring to summer flower stems rise to 18 inches and carry dense clusters of dark blue flowers set over rose pink bracts. This chance hybrid sage appeared in a batch of Salvia pachyphylla seedlings. Salvia sonomensis was near the parent plant and is the likely other parent, based on leaf and habit similarities.