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Purple and White Mexican Bush Sage

Purple and White Mexican Bush Sage

SALVIA leucantha - purple & white

Customers rate us 4.5/5 based on 106 reviews.
  • Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • High drought resistance
  • Attracts bees and Attracts butterflies
  • Ships as a 4"plant
  • Mature spread is Over 24"
  • Mounding, Bushy, and Clumping
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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.

We use expedited shipping policies to protect plant health and minimize plant stress in transit.  All plants are in transit for only 1-3 days. (This does not guarantee 3-day delivery as orders are not always packed and sent out on the day of your order.) We send out deliveries on a weekly schedule to ensure quick transit times, so your order may not be packaged and shipped until later in the week. For instance, we may hold shipments to avoid weekend delays that keep plants in transit for longer.

All packaging includes eco-friendly material and our shipping methods are tested regularly to ensure plants arrive healthy upon arrival.

Additionally, any delays or damages in shipping are covered by our Healthy Plant Guarantee.

If you're plants arrived damaged, we will happily replace them for free!

Please contact us, send a picture, and detail any damage, so that we can continue to improve our shipping process and make sure you receive the healthy plants you paid for.

Mature Height is 2'–4'

Mature Spread is Over 24"

Watering: Let dry

Blooms in:

  • Summer
  • Fall

Special Features:

  • Cut flowers

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