Purple and White Mexican Bush Sage

Purple and White Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha - purple & white) is a magnificent, large-growing perennial salvia producing dramatic, velvety arching spikes of deep purple calyces with elegant white flower corollas — a classic, richly layered bicolor combination that creates one of the most beautiful and architecturally striking late-season displays available in any ornamental perennial. The velvety purple and pure white contrast delivers a bold, jewel-toned elegance that transforms borders, large containers, and landscape beds into spectacular late-summer and fall focal points just as many other perennials are winding down for the season.

Grown from certified organic heritage stock, each plant arrives with a Professional Grade root system — deep, fibrous, and fully established for vigorous, impressive first-season growth. Purple and White Mexican Bush Sage thrives in full sun with excellent drainage and develops strong drought tolerance once established, excelling in water-wise, Mediterranean-style, fire-resistant, and low-maintenance organic landscape applications across a wide range of warm-climate growing conditions. Its large, dramatically arching velvety flower spikes, bold architectural habit, and outstanding late-season bloom timing make it an irreplaceable anchor in mixed perennial borders, hummingbird gardens, and large container arrangements where spectacular fall color and reliable ornamental performance are the priority.

• Dramatic Velvety Purple & White Bicolor Spikes — Richly velvety deep purple calyces with elegant pure white flower corollas create one of the most beautiful and architecturally dramatic bicolor flower displays available in any late-season ornamental perennial.
• Spectacular Late-Season Bloom Timing — Blooms most prolifically from late summer through fall when many other perennials have finished, delivering spectacular velvety purple and white color during the most valuable and underserved late-season garden period.
• Bold Architectural Landscape Presence — Large, vigorous habit with dramatically arching velvety flower spikes and silvery-green aromatic foliage creates an unmatched bold architectural specimen presence in mixed borders and large landscape beds.
• Premier Hummingbird & Butterfly Plant — Velvety purple and white flower spikes are outstanding attractors for hummingbirds, monarch butterflies, bumblebees, and native bees during the critical late-season foraging period when other nectar sources are declining.
• Exceptional Drought & Heat Tolerance — Develops strong drought resistance once established, thriving with minimal supplemental irrigation through intense summer heat — essential for water-wise, fire-resistant, and Mediterranean-style organic landscape designs.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun (6–8 hours daily) with excellent drainage — plant in well-drained soil and water moderately until established, after which minimal supplemental irrigation is needed. Hardy in USDA zones 8–11, growing 3–5' tall with a spread of 3–4'. Velvety purple and white flower spikes bloom late summer through fall (August–November); trim back by one-half in early spring to encourage a vigorous, well-branched habit and prolific late-season blooming throughout the season.