Salvia pachyphylla

Identification

Salvia pachyphylla Rose Sage and Mountain Desert Sage.
Mountain Desert sage (Salvia pachyphylla), Rose Sage - grid24_3
Salvia pachyphylla, Rose Sage and Mountain Desert Sage.
The Pale Swallowtails like Rose sage flowers - grid24_3
A pale Swallowtail on Rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla
Sometime the rose bracts aren't showy and you end up with purple sage flowers instead. - grid24_3
Salvia pachyphylla, Rose Sage, or purple Mountain sage
The rose colored bracts give Rose sage it's name. - grid24_3
Salvia pachyphylla, Rose sage
Rose Sage and Mountain Desert Sage, Salvia pachyphyllawas spotted all over this slope. Native landscaping in the wild. - grid24_3
Salvia pachyphylla, this is the country that Mountain Desert Sage lives
Hummingbirds use most of the native sages to a point where thay live next to them when there are flowers. An Anna Hummingbird on a Rose sage. - grid24_3
Salvia pachyphylla, Desert Mountain sage with hummingbird
Salvia pachyphylla - blue sage, Rose Sage, thick leaved sage, Giant-flowered purple sage, Mountain Desert sage,. The flowers are not that giant, it's the purple bracts that are glorious. - grid24_3
Salvia pachyphylla
A Chalcedon Checkerspot Butterfly, Euphydryas (Occidryas) chalcedona on Rose Sage, Mountain Desert Sage - grid24_3
Salvia pachyphylla with a cute little butterfly
A Swallowtail with a bite out of it's wings sipping the flowers of Salvia pacyphylla, Rose sage. - grid24_3
Salvia pachyphylla with Pale Swallowtail.
A Pale swallowtail on a Rose sage. - grid24_3
Rose Sage, Salvia pachyphylla with a swallowtail. This plant had been in flower for two months.

Description

Rose Sage is a 3 foot tall shrub with attractive blue flowers in showy purple bracts. This sage is similar to S. dorrii which occurs in juniper woodlands. Salvia pachyphylla needs no summer water in most of populated California and excellent drainage. Rose Sage likes full sun/part shade/filtered shade and sandy soil, with no weeds. Grows in light shade under Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus coulteri, and Pinus ponderosa. Also grows in full sun between pines and oaks such as Quercus kelloggii, and Quercus chrysolepis. Deer don't seem to like it much. Rose Sage has silver foliage and is evergreen. Butterflies and hummingbirds like Rose Sage. Tolerates a lot of stuff, mulch, rocks, drought, some water, doesn't tolerate heavy clays, drip, or fog.
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Characteristics

Salvia pachyphylla Rose Sage tolerates sand.

Salvia pachyphylla Rose Sage's foliage type is evergreen and has fragrance.
Salvia pachyphylla Rose Sage's flower color is blue and has a fragrance.

Communities

Communities for Salvia pachyphylla Rose Sage:Pinyon-Juniper Woodland and Yellow Pine Forest.

Ranges for Salvia pachyphylla

ph: 6.50 to 7.60
usda: 5 to 10
height[m]: 0.50 to 1.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 1.50
rainfall[cm]: 49.00 to 108.00

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