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Salvia mellifera 'Terra Seca'

Creeping Black Sage

Plant photo of: Salvia mellifera 'Terra Seca'
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Information by: Jerry Sortomme        Photographer: El Nativo Growers, Inc.

 

Description

This evergreen shrub has shiny, dark green leaves with bluish white flowers that bloom in the spring and summer.

 

Sun

Full, Half

Water

Very Low, Low

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Water Saving Tip:

An easy water-wise improvement in lawn areas is to change high output spray sprinkler nozzles to low-flow rotators.

You'll have less runoff and be less likely to apply more water than is needed.