N/E/X/T/Garden:  Featured Native Plant

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Salvia apiana (White Sage)
 
Identifying characteristics:
Grows to ~3’-5’ high and ~3’-5’ wide with flower stalks to ~9’
Leaves are bluish-gray-green to silver
Bark is ruddy green to grayish
Spring flowers are lavender-tinged-white

Landscape Values:
Moderate to rapid growth rate
Scent is pleasant to most people
Attractive evergreen foliage plant (e.g. when out of bloom)
Strongly attracts native bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds
 
Horticultural Requirements:
Full sun
Drought-tolerant but tolerates garden watering
Grows well from the back dunes to the mountains
Requires good drainage
Neutral soil (pH 6.0-8.0)
Tip-prune intermittently for compactness
Remove spent flower stalks after songbirds take the seeds
Structural (drop) pruning in winter, leaving foliage on each branch
 
Native Range:
Southwestern California to Northwestern Baja California
 
Uses by Native Americans:
Medicinal
Ceremonial
Food (seeds)


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