Santa Barbara Mexican bush sage
Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Santa Barbara' Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, containers, and xeriscapes. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It has arching stems with grey-green, aromatic, evergreen leaves. Purple and light lavender flowers draw hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Vermillionaire cuphea, Mondo grass, and Pomegranate.