Salvia leucantha Santa Barbara Aroids to 3" wide

to 3" wide

The black-green upright leaves form a delightful small 10" tall clump (rarely taller)

topped in spring with 10" spikes of miniature yellow-green cymbidium orchid flowers

especially when growing on the side of a hill

it takes a lickin' and

Salvia leucantha Santa Barbara Aroids to 3" wide(USPP 12,949 expired) This amazing Salvia leucantha selection from California is a breakthrough in the world of salvias. Imagine a wonderful fall flowering Salvia leucantha that only reaches 2' tall, but with a spread of 3 4' in width, and you have Salvia 'Santa Barbara'. Whether used as a hardy perennial in the milder zones or as a tender or container perennial in the North, the clumps of Salvia 'Santa Barbara' are topped with spikes of fuzzy purple