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|familia=Lamiaceae
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|genus=Salvia  
|genus=Salvia
|species=leucophylla
|species=leucophylla
|common_name=Chaparral sage, Gray sage, Purple sage
|common_name=Chaparral sage, Gray sage, Purple sage
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Purple Sage
| image = Salvia_leucophylla.JPG
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Salvia]]''
| species = '''''S. leucophylla'''''
| binomial = ''Salvia leucophylla''
| binomial_authority = [[Edward Lee Greene|Greene]]
}}
'''''Salvia leucophylla''''' ('''Purple Sage''') is an [[aroma compound|aromatic]] [[Salvia|sage]] native to the southern coast of [[California]] and [[Baja California]], with a range stretching from [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]] southward, at 50–800 m altitude.  
'''''Salvia leucophylla''''' ('''Purple Sage''') is an [[aroma compound|aromatic]] [[Salvia|sage]] native to the southern coast of [[California]] and [[Baja California]], with a range stretching from [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]] southward, at 50–800 m altitude.  


It is a [[shrub]] growing up to 1.5 m tall on dry, open hillsides. The [[leaf|leaves]] are grayish [[tomentose]], 2-8 cm long, with a rugose (puckered) surface. The large [[inflorescence|spikes]] bear whorls of purple flowers, 6-13 mm long. The flowers are highly aromatic and attract a variety of [[bird]]s and [[insect]]s.
It is a [[shrub]] growing up to 1.5 m tall on dry, open hillsides. The [[leaf|leaves]] are grayish [[tomentose]], 2-8 cm long, with a rugose (puckered) surface. The large [[inflorescence|spikes]] bear whorls of purple flowers, 6-13 mm long. The flowers are highly aromatic and attract a variety of [[bird]]s and [[insect]]s.


===Cultivation===
==Cultivation==
The Purple Sage is widely used in [[xeriscaping]] and native plant landscaping in southern California. It is highly [[drought]] tolerant, becoming leggy if watered after it has become established.
The Purple Sage is widely used in [[xeriscaping]] and native plant landscaping in southern California. It is highly [[drought]]-tolerant, becoming leggy if watered after it has become established.


===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
Some [[cultivar]]s include:
Some [[cultivar]]s include:
*''Salvia leucophylla'' 'Pt. Sal'
*''Salvia leucophylla'' 'Pt. Sal'
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*''Salvia leucophylla'' 'Amethyst Bluff'
*''Salvia leucophylla'' 'Amethyst Bluff'


==External links==
==Gallery==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Salvia+leucophylla Jepson Flora Project: ''Salvia leucophylla'']
 
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?text_only=0&display1=image+ID+num&where-calrecnum=7310 Images from the CalPhoto archives:]
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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[[Category:Lamiaceae]]
==References==
[[Category:Flora of California]]
<references/>
[[Category:Flora of Baja California]]
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->


==External links==
*{{wplink}}


{{Lamiales-stub}}
{{stub}}
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 10 May 2010

 Salvia leucophylla subsp. var.  Chaparral sage, Gray sage, Purple sage
Habit: shrub
Height: ⇕ to
Width: ⇔ to
5ft 3ft
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Width: ⇔ The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. to 3 ft
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈
Poisonous: ☠
Bloom: ❀ early fall, mid fall, late fall
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍
Features: ✓ flowers
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp: ☃ °F
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: ❀ red, blue, purple, pink
Lamiaceae > Salvia leucophylla var. ,



Salvia leucophylla (Purple Sage) is an aromatic sage native to the southern coast of California and Baja California, with a range stretching from Santa Maria southward, at 50–800 m altitude.

It is a shrub growing up to 1.5 m tall on dry, open hillsides. The leaves are grayish tomentose, 2-8 cm long, with a rugose (puckered) surface. The large spikes bear whorls of purple flowers, 6-13 mm long. The flowers are highly aromatic and attract a variety of birds and insects.

Cultivation

The Purple Sage is widely used in xeriscaping and native plant landscaping in southern California. It is highly drought-tolerant, becoming leggy if watered after it has become established.

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Some cultivars include:

  • Salvia leucophylla 'Pt. Sal'
  • Salvia leucophylla 'Figueroa'
  • Salvia leucophylla 'Amethyst Bluff'

Gallery

  • photo 1
    photo 1
  • photo 2
    photo 2
  • photo 3
    photo 3

References


External links


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