Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas

Identification

Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas, Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage.
Salvia spathacea, Las Pilitas, is a  flat ground cover plant  with a big flower. - grid24_3
Salvia spathacea 'Las Pilitas', growing flat under Ghostly Manzanita, Arctostaphylos silvicola.
Salvia spathacea, Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage as groundcover. - grid24_3
Salvia spathacea, Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage
Salvia spathacea, Las Pilitas hummingbird sage, has very low foliage with a nice flower. - grid24_3
Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas form of Hummingbird Sage.
Hummingbird Sage  with no water and about 20 years old. in full coastal bluff conditions. The salt spray can feel like bullets. - grid24_3
The Las Pilitas form of Salvia spathacea , Hummingbird sage in salt spray of a coastal bluff.

Description

A Hummingbird Sage from the Las Pilitas area that was found growing under chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) on a south-facing slope where there are winter springs and summer heat. Even though the exposure is south-facing this hummingbird sage still wants part shade. The site gets very wet in winter, almost straight red mud,and becomes barbecued bricks in summer. The plant is very low, the lowest hummingbird sage we've seen, with a flower spike appearing on a stem amongst the leaves. Our mother plant has been growing under Ghostly Manzanita for 20 years or more. Here's a native sage page where you can see all the Salvias of California.The Las Pilitas Form of Hummingbird Sage is nearly flat. This Salvia spathacea has leaves that rise inches and a one foot high flower.

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Container Size Unit-Price  
One Gallon (Up to 15) $ 11.99

Available at our Online store.

Contact: pan@laspilitas.com
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One Gallon 139 15 $ 11.99

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
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One Gallon 10 144 $ 11.99

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
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One Gallon 0 0 $ 11.99

Characteristics

Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage tolerates clay and seasonal flooding.
Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage is great for a bird garden.
Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage's foliage color is green, type is stressdeciduous and has fragrance.
Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage's flower color is red and has a fragrance.
Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage's fruit has fragrance.

Communities

Communities for Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas Las Pilitas Hummingbird Sage:Coastal Sage Scrub.

Ranges for Salvia spathacea Las Pilitas

ph: 5.00 to 7.50
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 0.05 to 0.10
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 50.00 to 150.00

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