Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Salvia carduacea
Common Name: Thistle Sage
Description | A plant for the full sun dry sites in the garden. I have seen this listed as an annual and tender perennial. |
Pronunciation | (sal-VEE-a) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | 8 |
Sunlight | full sun |
Moisture | prefers average to dry conditions |
Soil & Site | well drained, gritty soil |
Growing Media | well drained, gritty |
Flowers | occur in congested calyxes, lavender with orange anthers, woolly |
Fruit | seeds heads are covered with sharp spines |
Leaves | basal leaves are toothed and spined resembling a thistle |
Dimensions | 6 inches to three feet depending on the moisture |
Propagation | seeds |
Native Site | Native to California (USA) |
Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch) |
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