




Salvia leucantha
Mexican Bush Sage is a beautiful plant with fuzzy purple flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It loves sunny places and can grow quite tall, making gardens colorful and lively!
Habitat: Urban areas
The Mexican Bush Sage has distinctive velvety, deep purple calyxes that encase tiny white or purple flowers, creating long, showy spikes. Its stems are fuzzy, and its leaves are slender, grey-green, and slightly textured, making it easily distinguishable.





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Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Its blooms can last for many months, bringing color to gardens well into autumn and winter!
The fuzzy purple parts are actually 'cups' holding the small white or purple flowers!
The scientific name 'Salvia' means 'to heal' or 'to save', hinting at uses for other plants in its family!
This plant can grow super fast, quickly turning a small sprout into a big, beautiful bush!
Mexican Bush Sage produces abundant nectar that attracts hummingbirds and bees, helping it spread its pollen far and wide.
Mexican Bush Sage has fuzzy stems and leaves that help deter some nibbling pests and conserve precious water.
Mexican Bush Sage can thrive in dry, sunny conditions, making it a resilient survivor where other plants might struggle.
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen

Archilochus alexandri
sips nectar from its flowers

Bombus impatiens
visits flowers for nectar
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
A shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, typically with multiple stems branching from or near the ground.
Summer blooming plants produce their flowers during the summer season, often providing vibrant color when many other plants have finished.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
This habitat trait indicates species that can coexist with humans in urban and suburban environments, utilizing man-made structures and green spaces.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
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60-120 cm
90-120 cm
1-2 cm
Late summer to fall
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None
Perennial
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