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Salvia mellifera repens

Identification

Salvia mellifera repens, Creeping Black Sage.
Salvia mellifera repens, Black sage repens flowers - grid24_3
Salvia mellifera repens flower spike.
Salvia mellifera repens, Dwarf Black sage with an Anna hummingbird - grid24_3
Salvia mellifera repens with hummingbird
Here is Salvia mellifera repens on a coastal bluff. - grid24_3
Salvia mellifera repens where it wants to be, near the seashore with wind blowing through its leaves.
Salvia mellifera repens, Creeping Black sage. - grid24_3
Salvia mellifera repens

Description

A flat fragrant shrub with dark green foliage and light blue flowers. It can get to be 6' across with a 1' mound in the middle. It likes full sun and good drainage. Needs no summer water in most areas. Better looking and a lower fire hazard with once-a-month water. Not very cold hardy. It has frozen badly at 27 deg. f. will not recover at about 20 deg. f.. We've had customers in the Sierras tell us it has made it there with temperatures of 15. This plant prefers loam or good draining clay. It will grow in sand or gravel but looks yellow-green instead of green. Here's a native sage page where you can see all the Salvias of California.

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Container Size Unit-Price  
One Gallon (Up to 5) $ 9.99

Available at our Online store.

Contact: pan@laspilitas.com
Container Size Quantity In Production Quantity For Purchase Unit-Price
One Gallon 21 5 $ 9.99

Available at our Santa Margarita store.

Contact: bawilson@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
Address: 3232 Las Pilitas Rd. Santa Margarita, CA 93453
Container Size Quantity In Production Quantity For Purchase Unit-Price
One Gallon 9 17 $ 9.99

Available at our Escondido store.

Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
Container Size Quantity In Production Quantity For Purchase Unit-Price
One Gallon 88 23 $ 9.99

Characteristics

Salvia mellifera repens Creeping Black Sage tolerates seaside conditions, alkaline soil, clay and deer.
Salvia mellifera repens Creeping Black Sage is great for a butterfly garden.
Salvia mellifera repens Creeping Black Sage's foliage color is green, type is evergreen and has fragrance.
Salvia mellifera repens Creeping Black Sage's flower color is blue and has a fragrance.

Communities

Communities for Salvia mellifera repens Creeping Black Sage:Coastal Sage Scrub and Coastal Strand.

Ranges for Salvia mellifera repens

ph: 5.00 to 8.00
usda: 9 to 10
height[m]: 0.30 to 0.70
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 35.00 to 77.00

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