Salvia dorrii - Desert sage

Desert sage (Salvia dorrii) is an evergreen shrub native to the dry interior of western North America, its leaves and flowers used to flavor teas and seasonings and its seeds cooked or ground to thicken soups.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Salvia spp. - Sage
• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Nectar¹
• Hedge¹
• Insect repellent¹
• Soil stabilization¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Salvia dorrii | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵

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