| Common Name |
Mountain Desert Sage, Blue Sage, Rose Sage, Giant
Flowered Purple Sage |
| Latin Name |
Salvia pachyphylla |
| Native Habitat |
Mojave Desert from 2,500 to 7,500 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or none per moth or none depending on soil |
| Height X Width |
2 feet X 2 feet, 5 feet X 5 feet rare |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines on leaves |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, grey-green, aromatic |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrance, Hummingbird, Mountain, Songbird |
| Ornamental Value |
Two-tone red and purple large flowers July through
September, evergreen
grey-green leaves |
| Nature Value |
Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees use flowers |
| Native American Uses |
Ceremonial |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.wildscaping.com/plants/plantprofiles/Salvia_pachyphylla.htm |
| Images and data |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?where-taxon=Salvia+pachyphylla&where-anno=1 |
| Images and data |
http://www.theodorepayne.org/gallery/pages/S/Salvia_pachyphylla.htm |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/garden/sages.htm |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/84765/ |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SAPA5 |
