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Salvia candelabrum (Candelabra Spanish Sage)

Salvia candelabrum – The Architectural Candelabra Sage

Salvia candelabrum (syn. Salvia candelabriformis) is a striking species native to Spain and North Africa, named for its distinctive candelabra-like branching inflorescence. The plant forms a basal rosette of wrinkled, gray-green leaves, from which rise tall, multi-branched stems bearing whorls of pale lavender-blue flowers. Its dramatic form makes it a focal point in dry gardens and gravel plantings.

Salvia candelabrum inflorescence

Taxonomy & Classification

Family:	Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Salvia (SAL-vee-uh)
Species:	candelabrum (kan-del-AH-brum)
Synonym:	Salvia candelabriformis

Growing Tips

Requires full sun and sharp drainage. Ideal for rock gardens, scree beds, and Mediterranean-style plantings. Hardy in USDA zones 7-10.

Salvias: Wild Sage (Salvia hians); Bolivian Sage (Salvia exserta); Thistle Sage (Salvia carduacea); Wagner's Sage (Salvia wagneriana); Rock Sage (Salvia pinguifolia); Salvia namaensis – Rare Namibian Sage from Africa; Salvia yunnanensis (Yunnan Sage); Salvia ringens (Rumanian Sage); Salvia rypara (River Sage); Salvia lemmonii (Lemmon's Sage)

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