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− | {{Taxobox | + | {{SPlantbox |
− | | color = lightgreen | + | |familia=Lamiaceae |
− | | name = Purple Sage | + | |genus=Salvia |
− | | image = Salvia_leucophylla.JPG | + | |species=leucophylla |
− | | image_width = 240px | + | |common_name=Chaparral sage, Gray sage, Purple sage |
− | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | + | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
− | | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | + | |habit=shrub |
− | | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | + | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
− | | ordo = [[Lamiales]] | + | |Max ht box=5 |
− | | familia = [[Lamiaceae]] | + | |Max ht metric=ft |
− | | genus = ''[[Salvia]]'' | + | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
− | | species = '''''S. leucophylla''''' | + | |Max wd box=3 |
− | | binomial = ''Salvia leucophylla'' | + | |Max wd metric=ft |
− | | binomial_authority = [[Edward Lee Greene|Greene]] | + | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |lifespan=perennial |
| + | |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |exposure=sun |
| + | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |features=flowers |
| + | |flower_season=early fall, mid fall, late fall |
| + | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |flowers=red, blue, purple, pink |
| + | |Temp Metric=°F |
| + | |min_zone=8 |
| + | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |max_zone=11 |
| + | |image=Salvia leucophylla.JPG |
| + | |image_width=240 |
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| '''''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. |
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| 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. |
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− | 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. |
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| 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' |
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− | ==External links== | + | ==Gallery== |
− | *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Salvia+leucophylla Jepson Flora Project: ''Salvia leucophylla'']
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− | *[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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− | [[Category:Lamiaceae]]
| + | ==References== |
− | [[Category:Flora of California]]
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− | [[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 --> |
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| + | ==External links== |
| + | *{{wplink}} |
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− | {{Lamiales-stub}} | + | {{stub}} |
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