Salvia x
‘Allen Chickering’
at Digging Dog

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 x ‘Allen Chickering’ 

Undaunted by deer and drought, this Salvia leucophylla and Salvia clevelandii progeny is a California native originating at Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens. Brew a delicious tea from its spicy-scented, gray-green leaves and delight in the hummingbirds, bees and butterflies drawn to its abundance of tubular, deep lavender blooms arranged in evenly spaced, ball-like clusters. With a dense, shrubby profile, this good-looking, reliable Sage will grow quickly in a sunny, well drained locale. Zone 7/8.

Blooms June–August.

Size: 3' high x 3'–4' wide; hardy to zone 8.

Salvia x Allen Chickering (p-0336)
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