Salvia leucophylla hybrid - Bee’s Bliss Sage

Salvia leucophylla hybrid - Bee's Bliss Sage

Pot size: 4" deep

Bee's Bliss grows very fast and is a wonderful native sage used for fast slope coverage or an inexpensive, showy ground cover. This Salvia is very fragrant, and nearly deer proof. It has a profusion of purple flowers in the late spring. Bee's Bliss needs little to no water once established in most of California.
Semi-Evergreen groundcover
Zones:  Sunset 7-9, 14-24 
Size:  1-2’ high by 6-8’ wide 
Light:  Full sun 
Soil:  Well-drained
Water:  Low
Bloom:  Extended bloom of lavender-blue flowers on one-foot long spikes.  Blooms from mid-spring to early summer
Other notes:  Attracts bees and butterflies.  Remove dead seed heads in Fall and consider leaving some of the pruned dry seed heads in the garden for food, nesting material, and habitat for birds and other critters you want around.
Uses:  Popular choice for native plant gardens where it is grown on banks, along walkways and borders, and in small masses as a groundcover.
Also used for bank stabilization, bee gardens, Butterfly Gardens and Hummingbird Gardens.