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purple sage
Salvia leucophylla
Salvia leucophylla, the San Luis purple sage, purple sage, or gray sage, is an aromatic sage native to the southern coastal mountain ranges of California and Baja California.
From the article Salvia leucophylla on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
S. leucophylla is an evergreen shrub that grows up to 1 to 1.5 metres (3+1⁄2 to 5 feet) tall and wide. The leaves are a light green in the spring, turning grayish-white as they mature, with graceful branches that arch to the ground, sometimes rooting when they touch the ground. Flowers grow in tight whorls on 15 to 20 centimetres (6 to 8 inches) long inflorescences, with a pinkish-purple flowering stem. The 2.5 cm (1 in) flowers are pinkish-purple, held in a purple-tinged gray calyx.
Range & habitat
The plant is native to the southern coastal mountain ranges of California and Baja California, typically being found on dry hillsides and in gravelly soils.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
How it is grown
The species is widely used in California and xeriscape gardening, preferring full sun and good drainage. There are many cultivars, natural hybrids, and wild hybrids with other Salvia species, making clear naming very confusing. Some cultivars include:
Salvia leucophylla 'Pt. Sal' Salvia leucophylla 'Figueroa' Salvia leucophylla 'Bee's Bliss' Salvia leucophylla is known to have allelopathic qualities. It is thought that monoterpenoids released from the plant may be responsible for inhibiting the growth of neighboring seedlings.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Salvia leucophylla in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58191.