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Desert Sage, Purple Sage, Great Basin Blue Sage
Salvia dorrii dorrii
Southwestern native. Rounded to spreading habit. Gray-green to silver-gray, linear to oval, scooped, 1/4 to 1inch long leaves. Aromatic. Whorls of small lavender blue flowers with purple bracts and calyxes appear at intervals along the upper section of the stems. Attracts bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Trim off seed heads and prune lightly for form after flowering. Member of the mint family.
- Plant type: Perennial, Shrub, Native
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun, Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
- Height range: 2 Feet
- Width range: 2 Feet
- Canopy value: 3 ft²
- Growth rate: Medium, Slow
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen
- Flower color: Purple, Blue
- Flower season: Spring, Summer, Winter
- Fruit color: Brown
- Fruit season: Spring, Summer
- General foliage color: Grey, Green
- Design style: Hummingbird, Butterflies
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 10 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Western U. S. [High deserts of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Uath, Washington]
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral, Not Particular
- Sunset zones: 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19
- USDA hardiness zone: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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