Salvia brandegei - Brandegee's sage

Brandegee’s sage (Salvia brandegei) is a rare evergreen shrub native only to the canyons of Santa Rosa Island, California, with fragrant foliage and shimmering blue flowers. It grows 1-1.5 m tall and wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹

Type

• Salvia spp. - Sage
• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Attracting beneficial insects¹
• Pollination¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	1-1.5
Diameter (m)	1-1.5

Footnotes

1. Salvia brandegei, Brandegees Sage | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩