Shrubs by Genus - Salvia
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Salvia sp Common Name: Bees Bliss
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Spreading Shrub, 2.5'h x 6'w
Flowers: Early Spring to Summer
Flower Color: Purple/Blue
Likes: Full Sun
Low growing sage hybrid, spreading, aromatic, easy to grow perennial. Will root at nodes and continue to spread. Very adaptable. Needs a large area. Great starter plant for those learning about Natives. Early season color. Drought tolerant. Evergreen. Dormant in summer. Does not need summer irrigation after established.
Salvia sp Common Name: Pozo Blue (not currently available)
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Large Shrub, 4'h x 4'w
Flowers: Early Spring to early Summer
Flower Color: Purple/Blue
Likes: Full Sun
Selected by Bert Wilson at Las Pilitas. Hybrid of Salvia clevelandii and Salvia leuchophylla.
Mid sized, aromatic, easy to grow perennial shrub. Very adaptable. Great starter plant for those learning about Natives. Mid season color. Drought tolerant. Evergreen. Dormant in Summer. Can tolerate some summer irrigation after established.
Salvia clevelandii x Common Name: Allison's Blossom Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Large Shrub, 4'h x 5'w
Flowers: Early Spring to early Summer
Flower Color: Purple/Blue
Likes: Full Sun
A Blossom Hill original. S. Clevelandii x with some S. apiana. . Nice structure, foliage and extended flowering time. Very adaptable and drought tolerant. Smaller than Vicki Romo, slightly larger that S. clevelandii. Product of natual cross pollination in the Nursery.
Salvia "Gracias" Common Name: S. sonomensis cross
Family: Lamiaceae (Images)
Type: Large Shrub, 1'h x 5'w
Flowers: Early Spring to early Summer
Flower Color: Purple/Blue
Likes: Full Sun
Cross between sonomensis and ?. Nice spreading, low growing sage with lots of flowers. Very adaptable and easy to grow.
Salvia Apiana x clevelandii Common Name: Vicki Romo
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Small Shrub, 5'h x 5'w
Flowers: Early Spring to Summer
Flower Color: Purple/Blue
Likes: Full Sun
Cross between Salvia apiana and clevelandii. Drought tolerant. Interesting silver foliage adds texture to garden while the flowers are much more showy than Salvia apiana. Larger size Sage.
Prune to desired height and shape. Pruning encourages branching - more flowers. Early-mid season color.
Winter / Fall
Salvia clevelandii Common Name: Cleveland Sage, Winifred Gillman
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Shrub, 4'h x 5'w
Flowers: Spring to Summer
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Likes: Full Sun
A favorite and good species to start with. Smaller selection of S. clevelandii. Very hardy, beautiful, perennial evergreen sage. Clusters of blue/violet flowers. Long flowering period. Attracts bees and hummingbirds. Very drought tolerant.
Colorful as part of drought tolerant landscaping. Color from spring to summer. Needs summer pruning to maintain shape. Great plant for hedges and mid-level screens.
Salvia clevelandii alpine Common Name: Alpine Cleveland Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Shrub, 3'h x 4'w
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Likes: Full Sun
Selection of Salvia clevelandii. Later blooming and more compact. Appears to be more drought tolerant. Lots of flowers. Does well from cooler North facing slopes to hotter South facing slopes. As with other Salvia's very arromatic - especially after a rain. Color from spring well into summer. May need fall/winter pruning to maintain shape. Great plant for hedges and mid-level screens.
Salvia leucophylla Pt Sal Common Name: Point Sal Sage
Family: Ericaceae, Images
Type: Small plant 1.5'h x 6'w
Flowers: Spring
Flower Color: Purple
Likes: Full/Part Sun
Low growing, groundcover, aromatic sage. Selection of S. leucophylla. Low maintenance. Low water needs. Very easy to grow. Prune in late fall for better strusture and color following season.
Salvia mellifera Common Name: Black Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Shrub, 3'h x 4'w
Flowers: Spring to Summer
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Likes: Full Sun
Mid sized aromatic sage. Coastal plant so may need some supplemental irrigation. Nice light colored flowers. Early and long blooms. Starting to like this sage the more we see it - resilient, long flowering and less pruning needed than others. Flower color can vary from blue/lavender to pink.
Salvia pachphylla Common Name: Rose Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Shrub, 3'h x 2.5'w
Flowers: Spring to Fall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Likes: Full Sun
Very hardy, beautiful, evergreen sage. Perennial. Long flowering period. Attracts bees and hummingbirds. Very drought tolerant. Colorful as part of drought tolerant landscaping. Color throughout the Summer. Over water will cause this to burnout. Desert plant. Avoid Summer irrigation after established.
Salvia pachphylla x Common Name: Silas' Blossom Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: Shrub, 3'h x 2.5'w
Flowers: Spring to Fall
Flower Color: Bright Blue
Likes: Full Sun
S. pachylhylla cross - probably with S. clevelandii. Mid-sized sage with beautiful bright blue flowers. Flowers in summer. Needs Fall pruning. Do not over-water. Very nice original Blossom Hill selection. Seems to be very prolific flowerer.
Salvia sonomensis Common Name: Creeping Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: 2"h x 8'w
Flowers: Spring into early Summer
Flower Color: Blue
Likes: Full Sun/part shade
Becoming a favorite - easy maintenance and still beautiful spring flowers. Low growing perennial sage. Native to inland coastal areas of California. Nice violet/blue flowers Spring through early summer. Can take some Summer irrigation. Sensitive to full sun of Central Valley Summers.
An option to Bees Bliss which is very aggressive - this one is much slower growing and needs a lot less room. Grown in part shade or full sun.
Spreading sage up to 8' wide. Needs room but easy to keep in a confined space.