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Salvia mellifera
(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 brandegei Salvia brandegei

 (Santa Rosa Island Sage) A fine native California Sage that is far more hardy than its origin would suggest. Santa Rosa Island, off the coast of Southern Cal, is the only place this plant grows in nature. It is drought resistant, has beautiful fragrant deep green rugose leaves, and forms a dense 3 foot mound. The Spring flower display is heavenly - great clouds of clear lavender-tinged-blue flowers.

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Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gillman' Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gillman'

 (Cleveland Sage or California Blue Sage) This drought tolerant evergreen California native Salvia is a compact aromatic shrub with electric blue-purple flowers in the Summer.

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Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla

 (California Purple Sage or California Gray Sage) Called Purple Sage because of the wonderful purple flowers and Grey Sage for its lovely silver-grey textured leaves. This is one of the hardiest of the endemic California Salvias, and a joy in the dry garden.

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Salvia munzii Salvia munzii

 (Muntz's Sage) Named after the influential botanist Philip Muntz, this densely branched, extremely fragrant shrub grows in northern Baja California and into the coastal mountains around San Diego, California. It is widely adaptable, but excels in warm & dry places that emulate its native haunts.

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Salvia spathacea Salvia spathacea

 (Hummingbird Sage or Pitcher Sage) Highly desirable and spectacular in all ways, this California native Sage is quite possibly our very favorite of the genus. This strain is from the northern-most part of its range.

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Salvia spathacea 'Avis Keedy' Salvia spathacea 'Avis Keedy'

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