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SALVIA x sylvestris 'Blue Hills' ('Blauhugel'), Meadow Sage, Hybrid Sage SALVIA x sylvestris 'Blue Hills' ('Blauhugel')
Meadow Sage, Hybrid Sage

Perennial Herb: Tolerates drought, deer and gophers. Excellent border, rock garden, pot and edge plant. Goes well under garden roses. Combines nicely with Achillea (yarrow). Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: medium blue. Height: 1-2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. (syn. S. nemorosa, S. superba)

SALVIA x sylvestris 'May Night' ('Mainacht'), Meadow Sage, Hybrid Sage SALVIA x sylvestris 'May Night' ('Mainacht')
Meadow Sage, Hybrid Sage

Perennial Herb: Tolerates drought, deer and gophers. Excellent border, rock garden, pot and edge plant. Goes well under garden roses. Combines nicely with Achillea (yarrow). Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: dark violet blue. Growth: 24" x 24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. (syn. S. nemorosa, S. superba)

SANTOLINA chamaecyparissus, Lavender Cotton SANTOLINA chamaecyparissus
Lavender Cotton

Evergreen shrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Tolerates coastal conditions. Use in borders, edges, rock gardens and low hedges. Has rounded button-like flowers and aromatic foliage. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Size: 2' x 3'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Photo unavailable SANTOLINA chamaecyparissus 'Nana'
Lavender Cotton

Evergreen shrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Tolerates coastal conditions. Use in borders, edges, rock garden and low hedges. Has rounded button-like flowers and aromatic foliage. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: to 12 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Photo unavailable SANTOLINA rosmarinifolia (S. virens)
Lavender Cotton

Evergreen shrub: Drought, deer, fire & coastal tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Border, rock garden, edge, bank, ground cover, and hedge plant. Has rounded button-like flowers and aromatic foliage. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: creamy chartreuse. Height: to 2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z9.

SANVITALIA 'Powerbini' (syn. S. speciosa 'Powerbini'), Creeping Zinnia SANVITALIA 'Powerbini' (syn. S. speciosa 'Powerbini')
Creeping Zinnia

Annual: Drought and heat tolerant. A unique variety with an upright habit, dark red flower stems, and huge one inch flowers. Good border, bedding, container plant and cut flower plant. Abundant small yellow daisy-like flowers continue until frost. Easy to grow. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: deep orange-yellow. Height: 6-12 inches. Width: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11.

Photo unavailable SAPONARIA 'Bressingham Pink'
Soapwort

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Low growing ground cover, border and rock garden plant. Plant is covered with blooms over an extremely long bloom period, at least from summer-fall. Bloom color: bright rose-pink. Size: 2" x 6-8-spreading. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4.

SATUREJA douglasii 'Indian Mint' (CLINOPODIUM douglasii, MICROMERIA chamissonis), Yerba Buena ("Good Herb") SATUREJA douglasii 'Indian Mint' (CLINOPODIUM douglasii, MICROMERIA chamissonis)
Yerba Buena ("Good Herb")

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, sand & clay. California native. This cultivar has a nice cascading, trailing, uniform habit. Well known for its minty scent, culinary & medicinal properties. Good ground cover, understory, pot, rock garden, & shade plant. Mat-forming & will take light foot traffic. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: white to lavender. Ht: 2-4 in. Width: 5-6 ft. Expos: part shade/shade, but can take sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Photo unavailable SATUREJA douglasii (syn. CLINOPODIUM douglasii, MICROMERIA chamissonis)
Yerba Buena ("Good Herb")

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, sand & clay. California native. Well known for its minty scent, culinary & medicinal properties. Good ground cover, understory, pot, rock garden, & shade plant. Mat-forming & will take light foot traffic. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: white to lavender. Height: 2-8 inches. Width: 1-3 feet. Exposure: part shade/shade, but can take sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Photo unavailable SAXIFRAGA stolonifera
Creeping Saxifrage, Strawberry Saxifrage, Creeping Rockfoil

Perennial: Commonly called “strawberry geranium”, this evergreen ground cover has runners that spread like a strawberry plant, with geranium-like bicolor green leaves with silver veins. Produces showy white blooms on 18” stems from spring to summer. Wonderful in woodland gardens, containers, or hanging baskets. Ht: 6-18”. Width: 12-24”. Water: moderate. Soil: moist w/ good drainage. Exposure: part/full shade. USDA Z5.

SCABIOSA 'Blackberry Scoop' (hybrid of S. atropurpurea x S. caucasica), Pincushion Flower, Scoop Series Scabiosa SCABIOSA 'Blackberry Scoop' (hybrid of S. atropurpurea x S. caucasica)
Pincushion Flower, Scoop Series Scabiosa

Tender Perennial treated as an Annual: Deer resistant. The Scoop series is the upcoming trend in the cut flower industry & offers a wide range of colors, bon bon shaped flowers, & a long vase life of over 12 days. Good bedding, border, pot, cut flower & rock garden plant. Attracts bees, butterflies, & hummingbirds. Strong flower neck. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: dark purple. Height: around 1-3 ft. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9.

SCABIOSA 'Candy Scoop' (hybrid of S. atropurpurea x S. caucasica), Pincushion Flower, Scoop Series Scabiosa SCABIOSA 'Candy Scoop' (hybrid of S. atropurpurea x S. caucasica)
Pincushion Flower, Scoop Series Scabiosa

Tender Perennial treated as an Annual: Deer resistant. The Scoop series is the upcoming trend in the cut flower industry & offers a wide range of colors, bon bon shaped flowers, & a long vase life of over 12 days. Good bedding, border, pot, cut flower & rock garden plant. Attracts bees, butterflies, & hummingbirds. Strong flower neck. Blooms: spring-fall. Color: pink. Height: around 1-3 ft. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z9.

SCABIOSA 'Focal Scoop Lavender' ( ="Dlvdrscop'), Pincushion Flower, Focal Scoop Scabiosa SCABIOSA 'Focal Scoop Lavender' ( ="Dlvdrscop')
Pincushion Flower, Focal Scoop Scabiosa

Tender Perennial treated as an Annual: Deer resistant. The Focal Scoop series is the upcoming trend in the cut flower industry & offers a wide range of colors, amazing big flowers, & a long vase life of over 12 days. Good bedding, border, pot, cut flower & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, & bees. Flower size: 3-4". Strong flower neck. Blms: spring-fall. Color: lav. Ht.: around 1-3 ft. Sun/pt shade. Water: mod. USDA Z9. (hybrid of S. atropurpurea x S. caucasica)

Photo unavailable SCABIOSA 'Summer Nights'
Pincushion Flower

Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good bedding, border, container, cut flower & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds & bees. Remove spent blooms to encourage more! Blooms continuously from spring-fall. Bloom color: wine-red flowers studded w/white pin like stamens. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z6.

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