Botanical Name: Salvia argentea
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Common Name: Silver Sage  
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Water Saving Tip:

Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Biennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Silver, White

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Linda Engstrom
  • Description

  • Notes

The saliva is a biennial that forms clumps with large, woolly leaves (though the clump only grows to about 12 inches tall, the leaves may be up to 8 inches long and wide). Leaves emerge silver-white in spring but gradually mature to silver-gray to greenish-gray as the summer progresses. Flowers appear in its second year along erect stems and are whitish tinged with pink, blooming in early summer. Leave the flowers be or deadhead to discourage reseeding, though I'm not certain why you would want to.