Salvia pachyphylla

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

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
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Exposure: sun
Features: evergreen, flowers
USDA Zones: 5 to 11
Flower features: blue, purple
Scientific Names

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pachyphylla >


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

  1. 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. 
  2. 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. 

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