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Salvia pachyphylla: Mohave Sage with Purple Flowers and Silver Foliage

Salvia pachyphylla, known as Mohave Sage or Mountain Desert Sage, is a small, rounded shrub native to the Mojave Desert. It has striking, silver-gray, aromatic leaves and produces spikes of purple flowers with colorful bracts in summer. It is a true desert dweller.

Plant Details

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: pachyphylla
Synonyms: Audibertia pachystachya, Ramona pachystachya

Grow in full sun with extremely sharp drainage. 'Mohave Sage' is highly drought-tolerant and cold-hardy. Perfect for rock gardens, xeriscapes, and desert gardens.

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