California Natives

A tough, versatile evergreen Salvia native to the Channel Islands, Salvia brandegeei naturally has a sprawling habit, although it can be kept compact if pruned when young. It’s fragrant foliage is dark green and deeply textured and in spring it blooms...

A selection of true species Salvia clevelandii that is noted for its stunning dark purple / violet flowers and sweet fragrance. The leaves are dark green and much smaller than the grey / green S. clevelandii x S. leucophylla hybrids that are frequently...

A Purple Sage selection with a compact form that’s great for residential gardens. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide, sometimes wider in coastal conditions. Perfect for sunny banks and sloped areas. Grows best in well-drained, even rocky soil,...

true spreading form - careful not to confuse with S. leucophylla 'Pt. Sal'. Does not hold foliage/flowers as long as Pt. Sal.and takes longer to recover from heat/drought.

true spreading form - careful not to confuse with S. leucophylla 'Pt. Sal'. Does not hold foliage/flowers as long as Pt. Sal.and takes longer to recover from heat/drought.

Purple Sage is commonly found growing on dry, rocky slopes and hillsides along the southern California coast. It forms a large, spreading shrub that reaches 3 to 5 all around, sometimes growing even wider in coastal conditions. In spring, it blooms with...

A more garden-friendly form of our native Black Sage that has a prostrate, spreading form and is more likely to retain its foliage in the summer months than its parent. It is extremely drought tolerant and is useful on slopes and for erosion control. In...

Black Sage is a woody shrub that grows 3 to 5 feet wide and tall in most settings. Its leaves are highly fragrant, textured, dark green, and smooth on top with small white hairs on the bottom. In late spring, it blooms with whorled clusters of flowers...

A mounding form of California Fuchsia with grey-green foliage and bright orange-red flowers. Performs well in a variety of soils including sand, clay, and granite. Very attractive to hummingbirds.