California Natives

A Salvia mellifera hybrid that forms a wide mound of highly-aromatic, dark green, textured foliage. In spring, it blooms with spikes of whorled white flowers that attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Will naturally and quickly mound up to 2 to 4...

Introduced by Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Salvia ‘Starlight’ is a medium-sized shrub thought to be a hybrid of Salvia apiana and Salvia mellifera. Its soft, fragrant foliage is green and deeply textured on the tops of the leaves and grey-green on...

A random hybrid of Salvia apiana and likely S. mellifera with mostly S. apiana characteristics. Selected for its robust nature and ability to survive and thrive in full sun nursery conditions in the San Gabriel Valley, something that the straight species...

A hybrid of Salvia leucophylla and Salvia clevelandii, ‘Whirly Blue’ is a large, shrub-forming Salvia that grows quickly up to 4 to 6 tall and wide. Its small and deeply textured grey-green foliage is highly fragrant. In spring and fall it blooms with...

One of the most well know California native plants, Salvia apiana, or white sage is used in a variety of ways including restoration projects, typical landscapes, and native American ceremonies. Its pungent fragrance is hard to forget once experienced. ...

One of the most well know California native plants, Salvia apiana, or white sage is used in a variety of ways including restoration projects, typical landscapes, and native American ceremonies. Its pungent fragrance is hard to forget once experienced. ...

A more compact form of White Sage that grows to only half the size. Features the same broad, grey leaves and tall stems of white/purple flowers. Perfect for smaller, residential gardens. Can survive in many settings after proper establishment with no...

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 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...

Tolerant of many soil types, provided that watered carefully (heavy soil requires less water than sandy soils).

A variety of Purple Sage that features light pink-lavender flowers and grows into a large, spreading shrub, reaching 3 to 5 feet tall and 5 to 8 feet wide. It often grows even wider in coastal conditions and is great for covering sunny, bare slopes...

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.

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...