Salvia brandegei

Salvia brandegei

Santa Rosa Island Sage

A California Native mounding shrub that reaches up to five feet tall and four feet wide.  Fragrant white, lavender, purple, blue flowers bloom in the spring.  

Plant with: 

Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.), Ceanothus sp. (arboreus or megacarpus var. insularis), Island Tree Poppy (Dendromecon harfordii), Encelia californica, Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum), Sagebrush (Artemisia californica), Island Bristleweed (Hazardia detonsa), Island Mallow (Lavatera Assurgentiflora), Sticky Monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus), Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii), Holly-leaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii), and with larger trees such as Island Ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus), Oaks (Quercus sp.) and Pine species, esp. Torrey Pine (Pinus torreyana)

- Full sun

- Tolerates sandy or clay soil

- Attracts butterflies, birds, and bees

- Deer resistant

- Native to California