Salvia spathacea, Hummingbird sage
Hummingbird Sage
This perennial grows up to three feet tall and wide. It is slightly sticky to the touch with aromatic arrow-shaped light green leaves that can grow to six inches long and are wrinkled on top and hairy beneath. The deep rose-pink flowers grow in large pagoda-like whorls on 30 inch tall flower stalks that bloom from late winter into summer. Dead head the inflorescences to their base after flowering is over to keep plant low and tidy and dig unwanted spreading rhizomes for replanting elsewhere in late fall or early winter.
An easy California Native to grow in the Los Angeles area. For more recommendations visit our Easiest California Native Plants to grow in your garden guide.
It has been said that the leaves and the flowers make a tea good for decongestion, anti microbial properties and sore throats!
| Family Name | Lamiaceae |
| Species Name | Salvia spathacea |
| Common Name | Hummingbird sage |
| Native to | California, canyons and woodlands |
| Plant Type | Perennial groundcover |
| Height x Width | 2-3' x spreading |
| Growth Habit | Spreading, mounding |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to shade |
| Water Requirement | Moderate |
| Soil Type | Most soil types |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Flowering Months | Winter, spring, summer |
| Evergreen/Deciduous | Evergreen with water, summer dormant |
| Fragrant | Yes |
| Cold Hardy to | |
| Attracts pollinators | Hummingbirds primarily |
| Container Plant | Yes |
| Erosion Control | Yes |
| Bank Stabilization | Yes |
| Fire Resistant | Yes |
| Deer resistant | Yes |
| Local plant | Yes |
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Hummingbird Sage
This perennial grows up to three feet tall and wide. It is slightly sticky to the touch with aromatic arrow-shaped light green leaves that can grow to six inches long and are wrinkled on top and hairy beneath. The deep rose-pink flowers grow in large pagoda-like whorls on 30 inch tall flower stalks that bloom from late winter into summer. Dead head the inflorescences to their base after flowering is over to keep plant low and tidy and dig unwanted spreading rhizomes for replanting elsewhere in late fall or early winter.
An easy California Native to grow in the Los Angeles area. For more recommendations visit our Easiest California Native Plants to grow in your garden guide.
It has been said that the leaves and the flowers make a tea good for decongestion, anti microbial properties and sore throats!
| Family Name | Lamiaceae |
| Species Name | Salvia spathacea |
| Common Name | Hummingbird sage |
| Native to | California, canyons and woodlands |
| Plant Type | Perennial groundcover |
| Height x Width | 2-3' x spreading |
| Growth Habit | Spreading, mounding |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to shade |
| Water Requirement | Moderate |
| Soil Type | Most soil types |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Flowering Months | Winter, spring, summer |
| Evergreen/Deciduous | Evergreen with water, summer dormant |
| Fragrant | Yes |
| Cold Hardy to | |
| Attracts pollinators | Hummingbirds primarily |
| Container Plant | Yes |
| Erosion Control | Yes |
| Bank Stabilization | Yes |
| Fire Resistant | Yes |
| Deer resistant | Yes |
| Local plant | Yes |