Perennial

A native perennial formerly widespread throughout most of southern California, most commonly at higher elevations. Forms a low mound of toothed, silvery gray-green foliage punctuated in spring by white to blush pink flowers. Typically grows only one to...

This short-statured South African perennial does well in Southern California when cared for properly. The pale-greenish gray leaves are adored for several traits. Not only are the leaves heart-shaped but they are also velvet-textured and...

Desert Penstemon is native to southwestern United States where it grows in inland deserts and plateaus. It forms a shrub up to 3 feet wide and tall with large, serrated, blue-green foliage, similar to Penstemon spectabilis. Blooms mid to late spring with...

Compared to 'Blue Spire', 'Little Spire' has darker purple flowers, shorter flowering stems (so no flopping over), slightly greyer less serrate and more acuminate leaves.

With its lush, deeply-textured, dark green foliage and compact form, Salvia ‘Mystic Spires’ is perfect for filling perennial beds, borders, and containers. It is a dwarf selection of Salvia ‘Indigo Spires,’ growing just 2 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet...

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...

Gardeners can thank California Salvia collector Kermit Carter for this hybridized selection. It is treasured for its terminal stalks of indigo-shaded flowers and black sepals. The blooms reveal themselves between spring and fall, and continue to offer...

Bearing what can best be described as boysenberry-colored flowers, the blooms of this selection stand out against the inflorescences' black sepals. One could describe this as a flattering sister plant to Salvia BODACIOUS® ‘Rhythm & Blues’. Fortunately,...