Salvia Clevelandii II

by Linda Brody

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Salvia Clevelandii II

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Linda Brody

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Photograph - Photography

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Salvia Clevlandii - Native Southern California Wildflower.

Salvia clevelandii (Cleveland sage, Blue sage, Jim sage and Fragrant sage) is a perennial plant that is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, growing below 3,000 feet of elevation in California coastal sage and chaparral habitat. The plant was named in 1874 by Asa Gray, honoring plant collector Daniel Cleveland. This evergreen shrub that reaches 3.3 to 4.9 feet in height and width. The fragrant, ashy green leaves are leaf shape and wrinkled, growing less than 1-inch long. Flowers are on 12-inch spikes, with numerous whorls of upright amethyst blooms opening in June-July.

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August 27th, 2015

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