Cleveland Sage⁹ Salvia clevelandii

One of the best-scented sages, this small evergreen shrub has stunning lavender blooms and gray-green leaves. Likes sun and perfect drainage. Intense fragrance will carry 20-50 feet on a warm night.

Plant size: 3' high x 4' wide

Desert Beauty/Indigo Bush¹⁵ Dalea species

Perennial with purple pea flowers, in the spring, clustered at the ends of silvery green leaf branches. Trim to promote fullness. Infrequent summer watering will prevent partial deciduous leaf drop.

Plant size: 3-5' high x 3-5' wide

Pacific Sedum Stonecrop¹ Sedum spathulefolium

A succulent, with bright yellow flowers in the spring carried above attractive rosette evergreen leaves, this is an attractive small plant. Prefers sun to partial shade and is highly drought tolerant.

Plant size: 4" high x 1' wide

Alum Roots - Coral Bells¹Heuchera (hybrids)

Evergreen perennial plant displays foliage clumps with shiny dark-green, round, heart-shaped leaves. Hundreds of whitish to pinkish blossoms form in narrow 2-3 foot long clusters, February to April. Quite drought tolerant, cold resistant and attracts hummingbirds.

Plant size: 10" high x 1-2' wide.

Photo Credit:
1 Brother Alfred Brousseau, St. Mary's College
9Robert Potts, 2001 California Academy of Sciences 15Sherry Ballard, 2000 California Academy of Sciences

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