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| − | + | '''''Salvia pachyphylla''''' ('''Blue sage''', '''Mountain desert sage''') is a perennial shrub native to California, Nevada, and Arizona. In California, it grows between {{convert|5000|to|10000|ft|m|abbr=on}} elevation on dry rocky slopes, blooming from July to September. It reaches {{convert|1|to|2|ft|m|abbr=on}} high, with blue-violet flowers, rarely rose, growing in dense clusters.<ref name="Vizgirdas">{{cite book|last=Vizgirdas|first=Ray S.|coauthors=Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas|title=Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada|publisher=University of Nevada Press|year=2006|page=120|isbn=9780874175356|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4fYHi-Eyyt4C&pg=PA120}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=McMinn|first=Howard|title=An illustrated manual of California shrubs|publisher=University of California Press|year=1951|page=475|isbn=9780520008472|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UJFqy7OQJHkC&pg=PA475}}</ref> | |
==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
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| Habit | shrub
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|---|---|---|
| Height: | ⇕ | 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | evergreen, flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 5 to 11 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | blue, purple |
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Salvia pachyphylla (Blue sage, Mountain desert sage) is a perennial shrub native to California, Nevada, and Arizona. In California, it grows between 5000 to 10000 ft elevation on dry rocky slopes, blooming from July to September. It reaches 1 to 2 ft high, with blue-violet flowers, rarely rose, growing in dense clusters.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ Vizgirdas, Ray S.; Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas (2006). Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada. University of Nevada Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780874175356. http://books.google.com/books?id=4fYHi-Eyyt4C&pg=PA120.
- ↑ McMinn, Howard (1951). An illustrated manual of California shrubs. University of California Press. p. 475. ISBN 9780520008472. http://books.google.com/books?id=UJFqy7OQJHkC&pg=PA475.
External links
- w:Salvia pachyphylla. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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