Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara'
Mexican Bush Sage, Velvet Sage
Evergreen, Shrubs, Flowers
SALVIAAll sages have square stems and whorls of two-lipped flowers, either distinctly spaced along flower stalks or so tightly crowded that they look like one dense spike; some species have branched inflorescences. Flower colors range from white and yellow through salmon and pink to scarlet and pure red, from pale lavender to true blue and darkest purple. A few sages have fragrant blossoms. Many have aromatic foliage. Sages attract hummingbirds, bees, butterflies.
Salvia leucanthaVigorous, upright, velvety plant to 3–4 ft. tall, 3–6 ft. or more wide; sprawls in bloom. Lance-shaped to linear, 5–6-in.-long leaves are dark grayish green above, whitish below. Stems to 1 ft. long bear whorls of 3/4–1 1/4-in. white flowers with purple calyxes. Bloom period runs from fall through spring in mildwinter areas, stops with frost in colder climates.
'Santa Barbara'‘Santa Barbara’ hasflowers similar to 'Midnight' but is a compactgrower to just 2 1/2 ft. high and3–4 ft. wide.
Salvia leucantha 'Midnight', 'Purple Velvet'
Considered bymany to be the best-lookingform, has purple flowers andcalyxes.
Tradescantia
Most are virtually indestructibleplants with long, trailing stems.Usually seen in pots or hangingbaske...
Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'
From Mexico.Creeping plant to 1–1 1/2 ft. high,1 ft. wide; stems tend to flop.Pointed, rather narrowly...
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