Hummingbird Sage
Salvia spathacea
Fruit-scented sage that spreads by rhizome into a lush groundcover for dry shade, sending up whorled spikes of magenta flowers. One of the best natives for hummingbirds under oaks.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA
Related native plants
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- Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
- Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)
- Chia (Salvia columbariae)
- White Sage (Salvia apiana)
- Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea)
- Azure Blue Sage (Salvia azurea)