Salvia leucophylla x clevelandii
‘Pozo Blue’

Found as a seedling at the famous CA native plants nursery Las Pilitas, ‘Pozo Blue’ is a natural hybrid. It inherited S. leucophylla’s extreme toughness & S. clevelandii’s scented foliage (although to discerning noses, the scent is not as strong & perhaps a tad “greener”). A fine plant in its own right, it has become a favorite substitute of “Cleveland Sage” when your soil is not to “Cleveland's” liking or if you find the scent of S. clevelandii too strong. It grows to 3-6' tall & wide with very grey foliage. The flowers are light violet blue, a favorite of hummingbirds & butterflies. Las Pilitas calls this plant “The Native Butterfly Bush”. It is extremely cold tolerant (down to 5°F) though its brittle stems do not do well with heavy snow. Tolerant of 5-35" of rainfall, it grows in many soils from sand to heavy clay soil & is not damaged by salt spray near the ocean. One tough plant!

Anni J.
Propagator