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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Salvia clevelandii
Phenology Observations Sheet for Broadleaf Evergreens

COMMON NAME

Cleveland sage

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Salvia clevelandii

ALSO KNOWN AS

Blue sage, Cleveland sage, Jim sage

PLANT FAMILY

Mint family (Lamiaceae)

PLANT GROUP

Broadleaf Evergreens

Fragrant sage is a fragrant perennial with a heavy set of blue flowers. Native to Southern California and northern Baja California, it can be found growing below 3,000 feet in California coastal and chaparral habitat.
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Identification hints

This evergreen shrub reaches 3 to 5 feet in height and width. The fragrant, ashy green leaves are less than 1 inch long. Flowers are on 12 inch spikes, with numerous upright amethyst blooms opening in June through July. 

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A popular Southwestern landscape plant, Fragrant sage attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.  The leaves make a good substitute for kitchen sage in cooking. 

DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S.
California
HABITAT
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