Salvia chamaleagnea
Water Needs
low; moderate; water wise
Shrub small; Shrub medium
Rough Blue Sage; African Sage
2 x 2 m
Size
Light Conditions
sun
Frost
hardy
Flowers
mauve blue white; November – May; spring summer autumn
Garden Situation
sun; sandy soils; dry soils; salty; slope bank; windy exposed; screen; shrubbery; narrow spaces; container; fast-growing easy care; rockery gravel; wildlife bees butterflies butterfly host insects
Habitat
fynbos; rocky places; wetland
Region
Karoo; Western Cape
Rain Season
winter
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Description
A dense shrub with highly aromatic leaves that keep pests at bay. Lovely mauve & blue, or white & blue flowers carried in heavy masses at the end of stems. Plants can flower for many weeks. A good coastal plant as it copes with salty air and strong winds, but is also frost hardy for inland gardens. Northern Cape, Western Cape.
