Botanical Name: Salvia dorrii
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Common Name: Dorr Sage  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub, Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Violet

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Susan Frommer/MSN
  • Description

  • Notes

A wonderful small sub-shrub for the urban garden. It forms a tight, rounded mound, about 1 to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide. Foliage is silver-grey, long and oval, and aromatic when crushed or bumped. Pale blue to purple flowers form clusters at the ends of branches during the summer months. Attracts bees and butterflies. semi-evergreen. A Utah native.