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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Violet-purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Spring and Fall, not as much in Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Coahuila Sage
  • Saltillo Sage

Coahuila Sage (Salvia coahuilensis) was a featured
Plant of the Day for December 16, 2015.
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Date: 2014-05-24
Location: Georgia, USA 
Date: Late May (spring)
Location: Georgia, USA 
Date: Late May (spring)

Date: Sep 24, 2011 7:56 PM
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2017-05-31
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-29
Zone 9b

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 27, 2013 12:16 AM concerning plant:
    "Salvia coahuilensis is a perennial shrub native to the Sierra Madre Oriental in the Mexican state of Coahuila. It's a low-growing evergreen, under 2.5 feet in height and width, with many woody branches growing from the base. It has 1 inch long beet-purple flowers, and 1 inch long widely spaced, linear olive-green leaves."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
Discussion Threads about this plant
Thread Title Last Reply Replies
Look at that vivid purple! by wcgypsy Jun 17, 2013 8:53 AM 0
Purple!!! by wcgypsy Jun 17, 2013 2:54 PM 1

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