My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
 |
Beginner
skill rating |
 |
1m
max. spread |
 |
1.2m
max. height |
 |
2-5 years
to maturity |
 |
2 hours care
per year |
Botanical name: Salvia leucantha
Other names: Mexican bush sage
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Salvia
Species: S. leucantha - S. leucantha is a tender, evergreen subshrub with narrow lance-shaped leaves which are white beneath, and small white flowers which emerge from downy purple clayces in late winter to spring.
Salvia leucantha is: Evergreen
Flower: White, Purple in Spring; White, Purple in Winter
Foliage: Green in All seasons
Fragrance: Foliage is aromatic
Habit: Bushy, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Greenhouse, Indoor, Mediterranean, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant outdoors in a frost-free area in fertile, moist but well-drained soil, in sun or part shade. Protect from wind and cold in winter. Dislikes winter wet. Or grow under glass in loam-based compost in full or filtered sunlight.
|
| Soil types: |
Loamy |
 |
| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
|
| Soil pH: |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
|
| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
|
| Aspect: |
South |
|
| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
|
| Hardiness: |
Indoor heated (H1) |
|
|
|
|
Discuss Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage) with other Shoot members.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add a comment or question about this plant
We list 15 suppliers who tell us they sell Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage). In order to see the list you'll need to either register or log in as a full member.
Sign up for a FULL ACCOUNT today or login as a full member.
If you sell this plant and would like to add a link, please fill in this form.
"With your brilliant website I just can't wait to give my garden the full attention it deserves. Who said there is nothing to do in the garden during winter!"
