Salvia mellifera - Black Sage or Honey Sage

(Black Sage or Honey Sage) One of the most common shrubs in the Coast Ranges of Central California, Black Sage is a great choice for dry gardens. It tolerates the most marginal soils imaginable, but thrives in loamy soils that drain well. The elegant long wrinkled leaves are quite aromatic, and the small white to pale lavender whorls of flowers are vital sources of nectar and pollen for honeybees and hummingbirds.

Use this garden workhorse for a large scale ground cover, as a background to show off plants with more spectacular flowers or just for the animals it provides food to.

Our strain is originally from seed collected at the far Northern edge of its range, and is hardy to at least the lowest 20s.

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In stock	9 item(s) available
Weight	1.00 lbs
Common name	Black Sage or Honey Sage
USDA Zone	8 - 11
Size (h/w/fh)	48"+/48"+/60"+
Exposure	Full sun
Soil	Well drained
Water	Drought resistant
Pot size	3 1/2 inch deep pot
Price:	$6.50

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(Sacred White Sage) An important herb to indigenous Californians, this elegant and truly unique plant belongs in every garden. Stiff, almost fleshy leaves are a brilliant white, displayed in tight rosettes on this small shrub. The flower spikes soar above the foliage, with hundreds of small white-to-lavender flowers that are one of the most important sources of nectar and pollen for honeybees. This Salvia is the source of leaves for "smudge sticks" used in a variety of rituals.

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Salvia leucophylla

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Salvia x 'Pozo Blue'

(Grey Musk Sage) A chance hybrid between California Blue Sage (Salvia clevlandii) and California Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla) found at Las Pilitas Native Plant Nursery in Southern California, this plant is fast growing, tolerant of almost any soil and blooms for a full month in the Spring. If you are looking for a tough California native plant, you've found it. And very attractive, richly scented white hairy leaves on well branched stems make this a large, garden worthy Sage.

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