white sage
Salvia apiana
USDA zones8 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White , purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
White sage (Salvia apiana) is a shrub for borders, xeriscapes, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Silvery evergreen leaves form low mounds, and tall wands of whitish-lavender flowers rise above them. Deer tend to pass it by. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Desert spoon, Elfin mother of thyme, and Capers.
Native range
CA.