This is a presale item available for pickup at our Annual Plant Sale at the farm on May 9, home delivery, participating farmers markets, or your preferred pickup location.
Purple sage (Salvia leucophylla) is a fast-growing evergreen shrub that can become a mounding form up to five feet tall, or a spreading form up to 10 feet wide and only 2 feet tall, which makes a great ground cover. The leaves are gray green and in spring and summer large spikes bear whorls of purple flowers with a strong scent. Purple sage grows in full sun and is amazingly drought-tolerant but can take light water up to twice per month in the summer, which will keep it looking a little greener. Though it prefers well-draining soil, it is tough and easy to grow. The highly aromatic flowers attract a variety of birds and insects, with several butterflies and moths hosted.