White Sage
White Sage
Full Sun (6+ hrs/day)
- Perennial
Mature Spread: Over 24"
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Bloom Seasons: Spring and Summer
Pest Resistance: Pest Resistant (General), Disease Resistant (General), Gopher Resistant, Slug & Snail Resistant, and Mildew Resistant
Environmental Tolerance: Drought Tolerant, Clay Soil Tolerant, and Rocky/Sandy Soil Tolerant
Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees, and Moths & Nocturnal Pollinators
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About this Plant
White Sage (Salvia apiana) is a sacred and iconic California native prized for its powerful aroma and striking silvery-white foliage. This evergreen shrub features thick, lance-shaped leaves that are covered in a soft, woolly felt, giving the plant a luminous, ghostly appearance in the landscape. In late spring, it sends up tall, architectural flower stalks adorned with delicate white-to-lavender blossoms that are a magnet for native bees and hummingbirds.
As a tough-as-nails member of the Salvia genus, White Sage is a specialist for the dry, sunny garden. It is exceptionally drought-tolerant and thrives in lean, rocky soils with almost no supplemental water once established. Beyond its ornamental beauty, it is world-renowned for its traditional use in smudge sticks and ceremonial incense. Why you’ll love it: Intense silvery-white foliage, deeply aromatic leaves, and an extremely water-wise nature that supports local California pollinators.
This healthy 4" live plant excels in full sun and requires excellent drainage and very little water.