Salvia dorrii: Desert Sage with Purple Flowers and Silver Foliage

Salvia dorrii, known as Desert Sage, Dorr's Sage, or Purple Sage, is a small, rounded shrub native to the western US deserts. It has aromatic, silver-gray leaves and produces spikes of purple flowers with showy bracts in late spring. It is extremely drought-tolerant.

Plant Details

• Family: Lamiaceae
• Genus: Salvia
• Species: dorrii
• Synonyms: Audibertia dorrii, Audibertiella argentea, Audibertiella dorrii, Ramona dorrii

Grow in full sun with extremely sharp drainage. 'Desert Sage' is a true xeriscape plant for rock gardens and desert landscapes.