General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Felty gray
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Dagestan Sage
  • Caucasus Sage
  • Dwarf Silverleaf Sage
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia canescens var. daghestanica
  • Synonym: Salvia daghestanica

Dagestan Sage (Salvia canescens var. daghestanica) was a featured
Plant of the Day for June 7, 2016.
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Location: my garden, UT
Date: 2016-06-13
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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-06-10
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-06-10
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-06-10

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Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht
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Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On December 6, 2020 Seeds germinated
1, another 1 up on 12-8-20. This is very strange but possibly a reminding/reinforcing lesson -- one of those "teachable moments." After I sowed the seeds, I set the container on the bathroom floor where it wouldn't get as much of a chill as it would have elsewhere in the house. On 11-27-20, since the seeds hadn't emerged, I gave up on them and sowed Oenothera coloradensis ssp. coloradensis in the pots. At that point, I left the pots sitting on the bathroom counter. The temperature stays fairly even there, too, but the pots were exposed to brighter light. So, does S. canescens ssp. daghestanica need 30 days to germinate? Did the brighter light trigger germination? Something else?
MrsBinWY On November 7, 2020 Seeds sown
3 seeds (all) from CBG's Crevice Garden, collected September 2020, sown @ room temp in 2.25" pots.
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