| Description | A plant for the full sun dry sites in the garden. I have seen this listed as an annual and tender perennial. |
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| Pronunciation | (sal-VEE-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 8 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | prefers average to dry conditions |
| Soil & Site | well drained, gritty soil |
| Growing Media | well drained, gritty |
| Flowers | occur in congested calyxes, lavender with orange anthers, woolly |
| Fruit | seeds heads are covered with sharp spines |
| Leaves | basal leaves are toothed and spined resembling a thistle |
| Dimensions | 6 inches to three feet depending on the moisture |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to California (USA) |
| Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch) |
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