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Dwarf Mexican Bush Sage 'Santa Barbara' (Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara')

Santa Barbara Sage
Santa Barbara flowers
Santa Barbara foliage
Santa Barbara habit

Overview

Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara' is a compact, dwarf form of Mexican Bush Sage, reaching only 2–3 feet tall and wide. It retains the classic bicolor flowers—purple calyces with white corollas—on a more manageable plant. The gray-green foliage is aromatic and deer-resistant.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: leucantha
Cultivar: 'Santa Barbara'

Landscape Use

Ideal for smaller gardens, containers, or front-of-border planting. Blooms heavily from late summer to frost. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil; tolerates heat and drought.

Salvias: Salvia leucantha: Mexican Bush Sage with Velvety Purple and White Flowers; Salvia 'Maraschino': Hybrid Bush Sage with Cherry-Red Flowers; Salvia mexicana 'Limelight': Mexican Sage with Lime-Green Calyces; Mexican Bush Sage 'Midnight' (Salvia leucantha 'Midnight'); Hybrid Mexican Sage 'Raspberry Royale' (Salvia × jamensis 'Raspberry Royale'); Hybrid Bush Sage 'Anthony Parker' (Salvia 'Anthony Parker'); Brandegee's Sage (Salvia brandegeei); Salvia mexicana 'Snowflake' (Mexican Sage); Salvia mexicana 'Tula' (Mexican Sage); Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha): The Velvety Purple Fall Bloomer

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