Salvia clevelandii
‘Aromas’
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Salvia

Sage

Thought in ancient times to perpetuate good health, an Arab proverb asks, “How shall a man die with sage in his garden?” Our Salvias are diverse perennials, shrubs or subshrubs. Many of them hail from the Mediterranean, Mexico and South America.

Drought tolerant, reliable once established, and generally pest and disease free, they combine an array of flowers and aromatic foliage in many different sizes, shapes, and hues..

Further reading about Salvia:

The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Salvias by John Sutton

The New Book of Salvias Sages for Every Garden by Betsy Clebsch

Salvia clevelandii ‘Aromas’ 

Native to southern California’s chaparral country and perhaps the most good-looking of the shrubby sages, you can usually smell this extremely long flowering, drought tolerant cultivar before it comes into view. The pleasantly sweet and woody aroma is a grace note to its compact and lower growing, winsome habit.

Evergreen, narrow linear leaves have a pewter green tone, punctuated by a springtime flash of bright green stems. Excellent in dried arrangements, ‘Aroma’s jewel-like lavender flower whorls are enhanced with dusky mulberry-colored calyxes. Prune regularly to maintain a handsome appearance.

Blooms June–October.

Size: 3' high x 3' wide; hardy to zone 8.

Salvia clevelandii Aromas (P-1223)
Each $6.50
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