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Horticultural selection from salvia munzii. This salvia is a small mounding plant with beautiful green foliage and pretty blue flowers. It is a great addition for a bird garden as birds love the blue flowers that come every blooming season. Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and sun or part shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall
3 - 4 ft Wide

Form

Mounding

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Fragrance

Pleasant

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Color

Lavender

Flowering season

Winter, Spring

Special uses

Groundcover

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Cold tolerance

25

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils.

Bats
Birds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies