Salvia leucantha

Mexican bush sage, also known as Salvia leucantha, is a perennial shrub native to Central America and Mexico. It produces bicolor flowers that are beautiful from late summer to frost. The flowers consist of white corollas and funnel-shaped purple calyces that last longer than the corollas.

The flowers grow in dense, arching terminal spikes up to 10 inches long. Butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to these flowers. The plant has linear, lance-shaped, gray-green leaves that grow in pairs on square stems. The leaves have a velvety texture, so the species may also be referred to as velvet sage.

Height: 4’-6’
Spread 4’-6’
Bloom: August-November
Light: Full Sun
Water: Moderate
Zone:  8, 9, 10
Origin: Mexico