| Common Name |
Cleveland Sage, Fragrant Sage, Blue Sage, |
| Latin Name |
Salvia clevelandii |
| Family / Origin |
Lamiaceae / |
| Sunset zone / USDA zone |
8, 9, 12-24 / 9-10 |
| Type / Form |
Perennial Shrub / Medium |
| Native Habitat |
Washes of Mojave and Sonoran Deserts 1,000 to 3,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Water |
Once or twice per month |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 6 feet X 12 feet, usual 4 feet X 4 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Felty gray, covered with soft hairs, linear to lancelate,
strong distinctive aroma |
| Flowers |
Attractive spike on branch terminals; purple or lavender
trumpet shaped clusters form in separate layers |
| Bark / Roots |
Bark woody |
| Maintenance |
Removing spent flowers will cause a second flush of
bloom from dormant buds |
| Propagation |
Cuttings, seed |
| Pests and Diseases |
Nothing significant |
| Landscape Uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, low maintenance, foliage
accent, background, parkways, fire retardant, specimen, cut flowers |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Hummingbird, Fragrant, Moonlight, Butterfly,
Fire Retardant |
| Ornamental Value |
Purple trumpet shaped flowers spring to summer, evergreen, fragrant,
cold marginal |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds use flowers |
| Native American Uses |
Flower sucked for the nectar |
| Comments |
Deer resistant |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Salvia_clevelandii.html |
| Images and data |
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/datastore/datastoreview/showpage.cfm?usernumber=33&surveynumber=451 |
| Images and data |
http://www.theodorepayne.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Salvia_clevelandii_'Allen_Chickering'&redirect=no |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7301 |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildscaping.com/plants/plantprofiles/Salvia_clevelandii.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/salclevelandii.htm |
| Images and
data |
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/261/index.html |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1067/ |
| Video |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kf1mejnlrs&feature=related |
| Distribution |
http://www.swsbm.com/Maps/Salvia_clevelandii.gif |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SACL |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/606.htm |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=1419 |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
