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Purple Sage (Salvia Dorrii) Native Growing Regions: Arizona California Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah Washington

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Salvia
• Family: Lamiaceae
• Order: Lamiales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Subshrub Shrub
• Native Status: L48 (N)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• C:N Ratio: High
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: No
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: Blue
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Porous
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
• Foliage Texture: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Color: White
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
• Growth Form: Multiple Stem
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 2
• Height Mature (feet): 2.5
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Short
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: Yes
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: None
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: None
• CaCO3 Tolerance: None
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: Medium
• Fertility Requirement: Medium
• Fire Tolerance: High
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 210
• Hedge Tolerance: Low
• Moisture Use: Medium
• pH (Minimum): 6.5
• pH (Maximum): 8
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 1700
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 2700
• Precipitation (Minimum): 8
• Precipitation (Maximum): 14
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 14
• Salinity Tolerance: Low
• Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -23
• Bloom Period: Late Spring
• Commercial Availability: Contracting Only
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: Yes
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: Yes
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 310000
• Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
• Seedling Vigor: Medium
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: None

Purple Sage (Salvia Dorrii)

Salvia Dorrii, or more commonly know as Purple Sage, is a subshrub shrub with green foliage and blue flowers of the genus Salvia. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 2.5 feet at maturity. It’s duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring, is intolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Salvia Dorrii or Purple Sage‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

Tags: Dicot, Green, Lamiaceae, Lamiales, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Moderate, Multiple Stem, Perennial, Salvia, Subshrub Shrub

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