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california Native Sages

Shop Online for California Native Sages

California Native Sages are among the most rewarding plants for Southern California gardens. These drought-tolerant salvias provide colorful blooms, fragrant foliage, and valuable nectar for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. From compact groundcovers to large flowering shrubs, Native Sages bring year-round interest while thriving in a wide range of garden settings. Browse our collection of California native salvias available for shipping.

Our California Native Sages

allen chickering sage

Salvia clevelandii, ‘Allen Chickering Sage’ – California Native Cultivar

Round Habit | 3–4 ft tall | Light blue flowers

A compact California native shrub with soft light blue flower spikes that bloom from spring through summer. Its naturally rounded form makes it an excellent choice for low-water landscapes, pollinator gardens, and informal hedges. Hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies are frequent visitors, while the fragrant foliage adds year-round interest and deer resistance.

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celestial blue sage

Salvia clevelandii × Salvia pachyphylla ‘Celestial Blue’ – California Native Hybrid

Rounded Habit | 4–5 ft tall | Lavender-blue flowers

A beautiful hybrid of two California native sages, featuring fragrant silvery-green foliage and abundant lavender-blue flower spikes from late spring through summer. Its rounded, shrubby habit provides exceptional color, attracts hummingbirds and native pollinators, and thrives in hot, dry landscapes with very little supplemental water.

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bee's bliss sage

Salvia leucophylla × ‘Bee’s Bliss’ – California Native Hybrid

Spreading Groundcover | 1–2 ft tall × 6–8 ft wide | Lavender-purple flowers

A vigorous California native hybrid that forms a dense carpet of aromatic gray-green foliage covered with lavender-purple blooms in spring. Its wide-spreading habit makes it an excellent choice for slopes, banks, and large landscapes while providing outstanding nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Extremely drought tolerant once established.

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salvia mellifera black sage

Salvia sonomensis × Salvia mellifera ‘Mrs. Beard’ – California Native Hybrid

Low Spreading Habit | 1–2 ft tall × 6–10 ft wide | Lavender-blue flowers

A beautiful California native hybrid that forms a dense mat of fragrant evergreen foliage topped with lavender-blue flower spikes in spring. Its vigorous, spreading habit makes it an excellent groundcover for slopes, borders, and dry gardens while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Highly drought tolerant and well suited to Southern California landscapes.

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marine blue sage

Salvia chamaedryoides ‘Marine Blue’ – Garden Cultivar

Mounding Habit | 2–3 ft tall | Brilliant cobalt-blue flowers

A long-blooming ornamental sage with striking cobalt-blue flowers that contrast beautifully against its silvery-gray foliage. Its compact, mounding habit provides vibrant color from spring through fall while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Heat tolerant and relatively drought tolerant once established, it’s an excellent choice for borders, containers, and water-wise gardens.

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Salvia leucophylla – Purple Sage – California Native

Salvia leucophylla – Purple Sage – California Native

Rounded Habit | 4–6 ft tall | Lavender-purple flowers

One of California’s signature native shrubs, Purple Sage features aromatic silver-gray foliage and showy lavender-purple flower whorls from spring into early summer. Its rounded, evergreen habit provides year-round texture while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Exceptionally drought tolerant, it thrives in hot, sunny landscapes and coastal gardens.

Available in Nursery only in 1 gallons

lemmonii sage

Salvia lemmonii – Lemmon’s Sage

Upright Habit | 3–5 ft tall | Scarlet-red flowers

A colorful Southwestern native sage with fragrant green foliage and brilliant scarlet-red flowers that bloom from late summer through fall. Its upright, bushy habit provides outstanding seasonal color while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators. Well adapted to sunny, well-drained gardens with moderate to low water once established.

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salvia munzii

Salvia munzii – San Diego Munz’s Sage – California Native

Rounded Habit | 3–4 ft tall | Violet-blue flowers

A rare California native sage with aromatic gray-green foliage and vibrant violet-blue flower spikes that bloom from spring into early summer. Its naturally rounded, evergreen habit provides excellent texture and color while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Highly drought tolerant and well suited to Southern California’s dry, sunny landscapes.

Available in Nursery only in 1 gallons

salvia pozo sage

Salvia ‘Pozo Blue’ – California Native Hybrid

Rounded Habit | 4–6 ft tall | Deep violet-blue flowers

A vigorous California native hybrid prized for its fragrant gray-green foliage and abundant deep violet-blue flower spikes from spring through summer. Its full, rounded habit creates a striking focal point while providing a reliable nectar source for hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Exceptionally heat and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in water-wise landscapes.

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black sage

Salvia mellifera – Black Sage – California Native

Rounded Habit | 3–6 ft tall | Lavender-white flowers

A foundational California native shrub with aromatic dark green to gray-green foliage and delicate lavender to white flower clusters that bloom from spring into early summer. Its naturally rounded evergreen form provides structure in coastal sage scrub plantings and dry landscapes while supporting a wide range of native bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Extremely drought tolerant and highly adaptable to hot, sunny conditions.

Available in Nursery only in 1 gallons

compact sage

Salvia apiana ‘Compacta’ – Compact White Sage, California Native Cultivar

Compact Upright Habit | 3–5 ft tall | White flowers

A smaller, more garden-friendly form of White Sage with aromatic silvery foliage and tall spikes of white flowers in late spring to early summer. Its compact, upright habit makes it ideal for tighter spaces while still providing strong habitat value for native bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Highly drought tolerant once established and thrives in hot, sunny, well-drained soils.

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white sage

Salvia apiana – White Sage – California Native

Upright Habit | 4–6 ft tall | White flowers

A sacred and iconic California native shrub with striking silvery-white aromatic foliage and tall spikes of white flowers in late spring. Its open, upright habit brings strong texture and presence to dry landscapes while providing essential habitat for native bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Extremely drought tolerant, it thrives in hot, sunny, well-drained conditions and coastal sage scrub environments.

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allen chickering sage

Botanical Name, ‘Allen Chickering Sage’ – California Native Cultivar

Rounded Habit | 4–6 ft tall | Lavender-blue flowers

A vigorous California native hybrid known for its intensely fragrant gray-green foliage and abundant lavender-blue flower spikes from late spring through summer. Its dense, rounded habit makes an outstanding specimen, hedge, or pollinator plant while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Exceptionally drought tolerant once established and ideal for water-wise California gardens.

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salvia daras choice

Salvia × ‘Dara’s Choice’ – California Native Hybrid

Rounded Habit | 4–6 ft tall | Lavender-blue flowers

A popular California native hybrid sage with aromatic gray-green foliage and abundant lavender-blue flower spikes from spring through summer. Its full, rounded habit creates strong structure in dry gardens while providing excellent nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Highly drought tolerant once established and well suited to warm, sunny landscapes.

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winifred gilman sage

Salvia clevelandii ‘Winifred Gilman’ – California Native Cultivar

Rounded Habit | 4–5 ft tall | Lavender-blue flowers

A highly fragrant California native cultivar with soft gray-green foliage and abundant lavender-blue flower clusters from late spring into summer. Its naturally rounded, airy form makes it a standout in dry gardens while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Exceptionally drought tolerant once established and thrives in hot, sunny, well-drained landscapes.

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Salvia leucophylla ‘Pt. Sal’ – California Native Cultivar

Spreading Habit | 2–3 ft tall × 6–10 ft wide | Lavender-purple flowers

A low, spreading California native cultivar with aromatic gray-green foliage and abundant lavender-purple flower spikes in spring. Its wide, mounding habit makes it an excellent groundcover for slopes, banks, and large dry landscapes while providing valuable nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees. Highly drought tolerant once established and well adapted to coastal and inland sun.

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