Purple Sage, Red Sage, Common Sage
Much-loved aromatic plants, the perennial and shrubby Sages are grown for their huge variety of flower colors and their long bloom. Colors include bright red, true blue, white, orange, purple, lavender and pink.
San Luis Purple sage
Scientific Name: Salvia leucophylla Greene
Synonym:
Family: Lamiaceae ...
Giant-flowered purple sage has been winning over gardeners the past few years for its remarkable summer blooms and tough-as-nails demeanor. Native to the dry foothills and mountains of southern California, this sage is considered a woody shrub.
Purple Sage - Evergreen shrub to 2-3' tall by 10' wide. Rose-pink flowers in spring. Full sun. Drought tolerant. Hardy to at least 18F. SMG Introduction 1987
Salvia mexicana 'Limelight' ...
Purple sage grows best in gravelly limerock soils, but it isn't picky about pH. This species does not like fertilizer or compost and will be reluctant to bloom in rich soil. The plants tend to sprawl and get leggy as they age.
Purple sage, golden sage, and tricolor sage can add great variety and accent to the garden, although all tend to be less hardy than regular sage.
Site Selection
Sage thrives in a sunny garden location and very well-drained soil.
Available to buy from the Purple Sage Web Shop as a tincture.
Synonyms: birth root, wake robin, nodding wakerobin, Indian shamrock, lamb's quarters, Indian balm, ground lily, cough root, Jew's harp plant, milk ipecac, Pariswort, rattlesnake root, ...
Purple sage is one tough plant, it can face droughts, freezes, high winds, salt spray, hungry deer, and blazing heat and keep right on performing beautifully.
Salvia viridis annual purple sage
annual, easy care
created by ladybug
zones: 3a thru 10b ...
for culinary & medicinal value, but it is also highly decorative in the garden, & has several beautiful & sweetly aromatic cultivars. The cultivar shown here is "Tricolor" photographed in August. It one-ups the usual "Purpurea" (Purple Sage) ...
carnosa, the purple sage of the western deserts. Most sages are good honey plants. One of the lantanas (see ) is sometimes called red or yellow sage. Sage is classified in the division , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.
Tropical Hibiscus [English]: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Purple Sage'
Tropical Hibiscus [English]: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Purple Magic'
Tropical Hibiscus [English]: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Purple Silk' ...
 See also: Sage, May, Green, Medic, Saffron
  
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