All Plants
SAGE 'Golden Variegated' (Salvia officinalis 'Icterina') Golden Variegated Sage Perennial Shrub: Tolerant of drought, deer and gophers. Nice border and container plant. Culinary uses: fresh or dried for flavoring meat, bean and cheese dishes. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Foliage: green and gold variegated. Attractive as a garnish. Bloom color: violet blue. Height: 12". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z5. |
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SAGE 'Grower's Friend' Organic Sage Perennial Shrub: Tolerant of drought, deer and gophers. Nice border and container plant. Culinary uses: fresh or dried for flavoring meat, bean and cheese dishes. Foliage: gray. Attractive as a garnish. This is a new non-blooming variety. Height: 32". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z5. |
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SAGE 'Grower's Friend' (Salvia officinalis 'Grower's Friend') Garden, Green or Common Sage Perennial Shrub: Tolerant of drought, deer and gophers. Nice border and container plant. Culinary uses: fresh or dried for flavoring meat, bean and cheese dishes. Foliage: gray. Attractive as a garnish. This is a new non-blooming variety. Height: 32". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z5. |
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SAGE 'Pineapple' (Salvia elegans) Pineapple Scented Sage Perennial Herb: Tolerates drought, deer and gophers. Plant dies back in winter. Can use leaves as a seasoning and flavoring in teas, salads, etc. Foliage has a nice delicate pineapple scent. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Nice cut flower. Bloom color: bright red. Height: 3 feet+. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8. |
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SAGE 'Purple' (Salvia officinalis 'Purpurescens') Purple Sage Perennial Shrub: Tolerant of drought, deer and gophers. Nice border and container plant. Culinary uses: fresh or dried for flavoring meat, bean and cheese dishes. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Foliage: purple foliage. Attractive as a garnish. Bloom color: mainly violet. Size: 2' x 3'. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z5. |
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SAGE 'Snow Flake' (Salvia officinalis 'Snow Flake') Snow Flake Sage Perennial Shrub: Tolerant of drought, deer and gophers. Nice border and container plant. Culinary uses: fresh or dried for flavoring meat, bean and cheese dishes. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Foliage: velvety silver. Attractive as a garnish. Height: 32 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z5. |
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SAGINA subulata Irish Moss Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. An extremely popular ground cover. Fast growing. Great in rock gardens, between pavers or as a lawn substitute. Has very low moss-like carpet of green foliage. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: white. Height: 1-2". Spread: 6-12". Exposure: part shade to shade. Water: moderate to moist. USDA Z4. |
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SAGINA subulata 'Aurea' Scotch Moss Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. An extremely popular ground cover. Fast growing. Great in rock gardens, between pavers or as a lawn substitute. Has very low moss-like carpet of bright golden yellow foliage. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: white. Height: 1-2". Spread: 6-12". Exposure: part shade to shade. Water: moderate to moist. USDA Z4. |
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SALVIA 'Amistad' Friendship Sage Perennial Subshrub: Tolerates drought, deer and gophers. Nice tall border plant with foliage scented of mint or anise. Discovered by Argentine salvia expert Rolando Uria. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Good cut flower. Masses of dark purple flowers are held by a lovely black calyx from early spring-frost. Bloom color: dark purple. Height: 3-5'. Spread: 4-6'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z8. PP23,578. |
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SALVIA 'Bee's Bliss' Evergreen Shrub. California Native. Grows low to the ground, never exceeding 2 feet, and can reach 6 to 8 feet wide. Plant in full sun and water sparingly. A hybrid that is thought to be a cross of Salvia sonomensis or Salvia clevelandii with Salvia leucophylla. Drought tolerant. |
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SALVIA 'Dayglow' Bushy upright habit producing two-tone pink rosette petals w/ broad dark green foliage. Exposure: full sun/part shade. Shelter this plant in winter with dry mulch. Soil: moist and well drained. Tolerates sandy and chalky soils. Attracts bees. Height: 28". Spread: 20". USDA Z7. |
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SALVIA 'Lemon Pie' (SALVIA greggii x microphylla hybrid) Autumn, Mountain or Little Leaf Sage Perennial Herb or Shrub: Evergreen. Tolerates drought, heat & deer. An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner! Good border, hedge, cottage & meadow, bedding, xeriscape, & container plant. Attracts bees, butterflies, & hummingbirds. Blms: spring-fall. Color: creamy pale lemon ylw. Compact, well-branched growth habit. Ht: 12-24 in. Width: 12-18 in. Exp.: sun/part shade. Water: mod. USDA Z7. Very similar to Salvia 'Clotted Cream' |
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SALVIA 'Phyllis' Fancy' Perennial Herb or Subshrub: Tolerates drought, deer & gophers. Discovered at the UC-Santa Cruz Arboretum & named after Phyllis Norris. Thought to be a hybrid of Salvia leucantha & possibly chiapensis. Nice bushy shrub. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Bloom color: lavender tinted white w/bicolored calyx, dark inky blue on top & green below. Size: 4-5' x 4-5'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate./dry. USDA Z7. |
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SALVIA 'Rohana's Angels' Autumn, Baby, Cherry, Little Leaf Sage Perennial: Deer & rabbit resistant. Heat tolerant. Flowers from spring to hard frost. Prefers full sun & moist well-drained to dry soil. Loved by hummingbirds, butterflies & bees. Seedling found amongst greggii, microphylla & Salvia x 'Mesa Azure', so we are not sure of the parentage. Named after the founder of emerisa gardens' wife. Blm color: bubble gum pk w/lighter bottom edge. Size: 18-24" x 14-16". Water: mod. Exp.: sun. Z7. |
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SALVIA 'Szechuan' Bicolor Szechuan Sage Perennial: Deer resistant. Collected in the mountains of Szechuan, China & cataloged by the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley. A halo of velvety hairs surrounds the 1" long flowers, which have a purple upper lip & a yellow lower lip spotted & striped w/purple. Blm time: summer-fall. Height: 24-48" (w/flower). Width: 36". Does well in damp locations. Cold-hardy & adapted to shade, can grow where other Salvias can't. USDA Z5. (Doesn't have a scientific name) |
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SALVIA 'Waverly' Waverly Sage Perennial Herb or Subshrub: Evergreen in mild climates. Tolerates drought, deer & gophers. Grey-green, deeply-veined, lance-shaped aromatic leaves hold spikes of fuzzy, tubular flowers 1-2 ft above the foliage. Great border & container plant. Attracts hummingbirds. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: lavender to white. Ht: 3-5 ft. With: 3-6 ft. Expos: sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z8. (syn. S. 'Marks Mystery White', S. leucantha 'Waverly') |
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SALVIA africana-lutea (S. aurea) Beach Salvia or Brown Salvia A woody shrub that tolerates seaside conditions and attracts birds, butterflies & hummingbirds. Deer resistant. Use in borders, rock gardens or containers. Blooms: yellow aging to rusty orange. Growth: 3'+ x 3-4'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate water (water well at least once a month). Drought tolerant. USDA Z9-10. |