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White Sage |
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Sacred Sage |
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Bee Sage |
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Salvia |
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California White Sage |
Salvia apiana | Accepted |
Salvia apiana var. compacta | Synonym |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Spread: | 3-5 feet |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Evergreen Fragrant Other: Waxy gray |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | White Other: White flowers that are dotted with lavender |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Late fall or early winter Winter Other |
Inflorescence Height: | 4-5 feet |
Foliage Mound Height: | 2-3 feet |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Erosion control Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Days to germinate: 10-14 days, but may be erratic even under best conditions, helps to treat seed with smoke or GA-3 Depth to plant seed: Surface sow Suitable for wintersowing Other info: Germination may be helped by treating the seeds with Giberellic Acid (GA-3) or Smoke Treatment. Outplant in fall. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Other: S.apiana is propagated more easily from seeds than from cuttings, however s. apiana has also been known to cross with salvia leucophylla and salvia clevelandii |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: UC Davis Arboretum All Star |
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White Sage (Salvia apiana) was a featured
Plant of the Day for December 26, 2015.
Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 25, 2013 4:16 PM "Salvia apiana (White sage, bee sage, or sacred sage in English, qaashil to the Luiseno, shlhtaay or pilhtaay to the Kumeyaay, kasiile to the Tongva, we'wey to the Chumash, qas'ily to the Cahuilla, shaltai to the Paipai, lhtaay to the Cochimi) is an evergreen perennial shrub that is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, found mainly in the coastal sage scrub habitat of Southern California and Baja California, on the western edges of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 26, 2013 7:56 AM This plant is suitable for dry conditions, especially where winters are dry. Stems can turn black and die if the plant is too wet. The entire plant is very likely to die if wet conditions are prolonged. In areas with summer humidity, White Sage is not likely to be successful. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by MotherRaphaela (Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery NY: (Otego) - Zone 4b) on Sep 23, 2014 6:13 PM White sage is one of the plants I have to grow in a pot indoors to get it through the winter in Zone 4b. I keep it pruned way back (harvesting the leaves helps with that) and it seems to do well -- as long as it never sits with "wet feet!" [ Reply to this comment | |
dorothythomas98 | On June 27, 2014 | Obtained plant From Lisa's Greenhouse |
Trish | On February 12, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
Trish | On January 27, 2015 | Seeds sown Winter sown |
lovesblooms | On February 4, 2017 | Seeds sown indoors |
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