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.
Type: |
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Origins: |
Central America and Mexico |
Height: |
2' - 3' |
Spread: |
2’ - 4' |
Spacing: |
3' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
9 - 11 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
Season of Interest: |
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.
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