Genus: Salvia
Species: None
Variety: None
Cultivar: Pozo Blue
Common name:
Grey Musk Sage.
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Description
Salvia Pozo Blue is very drought tolerant three foot green-gray perennial. A hybrid of Salvia clevelandii and Salvia leucophylla. Its flowering period is about 6 weeks with violet-blue flowers. Foliage is very fragrant like Musk Sage (Salvia clevelandii). A cold tolerant sage, to 5 degree with little or no damage. This sage froze to the ground at 0. I burned off the dead stuff and it started to grow back from the crown before we graded it off and put plants on it. (We're very gentle and loving to your plants, really!) Of 200 one gallon plants on hand with the December 1990 frost hit, 3 plants survived. That block had 13,000 plants in it, the three Pozo Blues were the survivors. If you are in an area that stays above 5-10 degrees each year you should be fine. If you drop below -10 it may not recover(or it may, this is one tough plant). Its structure does not support snow real well though. So if you get more than 3-4 inches of wet snow each year, the sage may be a little flat. Survives and looks good on rainfall from 7"-35". Summer watering has not been a problem here, but may shorten the plants life. Pozo Blue has been stable in a heavy clay and beach sand. We planted some in a sandy garden in Los Osos where the salt spray burned the foliage off of most of the other plants we planted and its lovely and shows no sign of burn. We have been told it is better looking than 'Allen Chickering' in form and foliage. Flowers are similar. This is THE NATIVE BUTTERFLY BUSH. Weve seen about thirty species of butterflies and a lot of hummingbirds working the flowers. If you have the room for a butterfly hedge, go for it. Plant the sages about four foot apart for almost perfect fill-in. Mix a Few Salvia Brandegii, Salvia Celestial Blue or Salvia clevelandii Alpine for a longer flowering period, or just blast the neighborhood with fragrance and color with miles of Pozo Blue. This sage has also done well in the Anza Borrego Desert area. Click here for more about California Sages
Available at our Online store.
Contact:
pan@laspilitas.com
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One Gallon
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$ 8.99
Available at our Santa Margarita store.
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bawilson@laspilitas.com
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Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
Address:
3232 Las Pilitas Rd.
Santa Margarita, CA 93453
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One Gallon
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$ 8.99
Available at our Escondido store.
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escondido@laspilitas.com
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Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address:
8331 Nelson Way
Escondido, CA 92026
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$ 7.99
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$ 24.99
Characteristics
Salvia Pozo Blue Grey Musk Sage tolerates seaside conditions, alkaline soil, sand and clay.
Salvia Pozo Blue Grey Musk Sage is great for a bird garden and a butterfly garden.
Salvia Pozo Blue Grey Musk Sage's foliage type is evergreen and has fragrance.
Salvia Pozo Blue Grey Musk Sage's flower color is violet and has a fragrance.
Communities
Communities for Salvia Pozo Blue Grey Musk Sage:Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand, Valley Grassland and Southern Oak Woodland.
