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Purple Sage |
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Salvia |
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Desert Sage |
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Tobacco Sage |
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Grayball Sage |
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Dorr's Sage |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 8 to 36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 24 to 36 inches |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Semi-evergreen Fragrant Other: opposite, oval, 0.6 to 1.6 inches long, silver-gray with smooth margins |
Flowers: | Showy Other: flowers occur in a series of showy, terminal clusters |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Blue/Purple |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 1 to 6 weeks cold-moist stratification Needs specific temperature: germination rates are higher with fluctuating diurnal temperatures Depth to plant seed: 0.25 to 0.5 inches Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting Other info: 240,000 seeds per pound; 4 seeds are produced per flower |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Other: fall semi-hardwood |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bumblebees Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: this is the sage referred to in Zane Grey's classic western ‘Riders of the Purple Sage' |
Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 25, 2013 9:26 PM "Salvia dorrii (Tobacco sage, Dorr's sage, Mint sage, Purple sage) is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to mountain areas in the western United States and northwestern Arizona, found mainly in the Great Basin Range habitat and southward to the Mojave Desert, growing in dry, well draining soils. Some large native populations of this species also are found in the Aquarius Plateau region of Southern Utah. [ Reply to this comment | |
MrsBinWY | On April 13, 2017 | Potted up 4 |
MrsBinWY | On January 20, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
MrsBinWY | On January 14, 2017 | Seeds sown Salvia dorrii v. carnosa, milk jug, cool room temp, seeds from Alplains, 9 |
lovesblooms | On March 1, 2020 | Seeds sown winter sow |
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