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Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Early Spring Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Mature Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Early Spring Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Early Spring Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Mature Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Mature Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Early Spring Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Mature Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Early Spring Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Mature Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Early Spring Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Early Spring Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Mature Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Mature Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Desert Purple Sage
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Early Spring Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage, Mature Blooms
Blue and Purple Salvia dorrii Desert Purple Sage

Desert Purple Salvia

Salvia dorrii
SKU: HC017534
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Overview
Desert Purple Sage is a showy late spring blooming native shrublet with silver foliage and blue flowers pushing out from mid-purple bracts. Impervious to browsing deer and rabbits, it is a pollinator's delight attracting all types of bees. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
key features
Botanical Name
Salvia dorrii
Growing Zones
Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Advantages
Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Evergreen
Soil Moisture
Waterwise
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Mature Height
18" tall
Bloom Time
Late spring to late summer
SKU
HC017534

Description

18" tall x 24-36" wide (seed propagated). Desert Purple Sage is a western native gem that puts on a dazzling display of pale-blue and purple flower spikes in late spring. Little known outside of the circle of native plant enthusiasts, it is a fast growing, heavy bloomer best suited to the hottest, most challenging planting sites. This small growing shrub has highly aromatic, silvery leaves that are both beautiful and resistant to browsing mammals. Plant it where the soil is fast draining and rocky, sandy or loamy in texture. This is an excellent companion plant for late spring blooming Beardtongues.

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