Salvia leucophylla
Purple sage
Description
Salvia leucophylla is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to southern California and northern Baja California. It is a shrub that grows up to 2 meters tall and 2 meters wide, with a woody base and gray-green leaves that are covered in fine hairs. The plant produces fragrant lavender-pink flowers that bloom in the summer and attract pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Super division
Angiospermae
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Title
Salvia leucophylla