Black Sage

Salvia melliifera

Salvia melliifera

Blooms spring to early summer
A perennial evergreen shrub up to 6 ft high to 6 ft wide. Lavender flowers, native to San Francisco. Grows in many garden conditions, drought tolerant but water for flowers. Provides mostly nectar. Attracts honey, Bonbus, mason, and other native bees.

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NativeTorrey Douglassattracts mason bees, attracts bombus, drought-tolerant, lavender flowers, perennial, provides nectar, blooms spring to early summer, attracts honeybees, attracts native bees