Cleveland Sage

Cleveland Sage Care

Salvia Clevelandii

What is the plant

Cleveland Sage is a beautiful, fast growing and highly aromatic species of sage native to the coast of southern California and northern Baja California. Its common names include Blue sage, Fragrant sage, and Cleveland sage. This is a small, hairy, grey-green shrub native to the chaparral and coastal sage scrub plant communities of the region. It has wrinkly leather-textured leaves with tiny ridged teeth along the edges and it bears plentiful rounded flower clusters of tubular lavender to dark purple flowers with long stamens. The fruit is a spotted nutlet. Hummingbirds are very attracted to this plant.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min 5°C

Hardiness zone

9 - 11

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Somewhat temperamental in Phoenix landscapes because of the mid summer desert heat. Apply regular water throughout the year to maintain luster and a dense canopy in Phoenix when culturing as a perennial. Summer drought results in a loss of foliage making the plant look sparse. In it's native California range, it prefers dry soil during summer. However, if one cultures it dry during the summers such as they are in the scorching desert climate of Phoenix, this lovely perennial will die.
Pruning
Head back lightly in late fall or early winter if grown as perennial.
Sunlight
Full sun to partial shade, especially shade from western summer sun in Phoenix.

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Soil
Requires a well drained soil and prefers an organic surface mulch.
Temperature
Tolerant of Phoenix cold, but heat tolerant to 115oF. During the highest heat of summer in Phoenix California blue sage will suffer heat stress.
Popularity
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