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Creeping Hybrid Sage 'Dara's Choice' (Salvia 'Dara's Choice')

Dara's Choice Sage

Overview

Salvia 'Dara's Choice' is a creeping hybrid sage, likely a Salvia sonomensis cross, selected for its low, spreading habit and aromatic, gray-green foliage. It produces short spikes of lavender-blue flowers in spring. Excellent as a drought-tolerant groundcover for dry, sunny slopes.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Cultivar: 'Dara's Choice'

Garden Use

Full sun, well-drained soil, very drought tolerant. Grows 6–12 inches tall, spreading 3–4 feet. Hardy to zone 8. Excellent for erosion control, rock gardens, and Mediterranean landscapes. Deer resistant.

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