Santa Barbara Mexican Bush Sage is a shrubby evergreen herbaceous perennial with velvety grey-green foliage. Arching terminal spikes with showy velvety purple flowers bloom throughout summer and until the first frost attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Flowers best in full sun and moist well-drained soils.
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 Origins:  | 
 Central America and Mexico  | 
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 Height:  | 
 2' - 3'  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 2’ - 4'  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 3'  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 9 - 11  | 
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 Bloom Color:  | 
 Purple  | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for scale and whitefly.  Some susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spot, and rust.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens,  and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Shasta Daisy, Coneflower, Aster
IMAGES: Photoset by cultivar413, (1) 190609 170 Historic Mission San Juan Capistrano - Central Courtyard, East Wing, (2) 180512 059 Mission Hills Garden Walk, (3) Michael Rivera, Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Dwarf Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara', CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.