Rose Sage is a 3 foot tall shrub with attractive blue flowers in showy purple bracts. This sage is similar to S. dorrii which occurs in juniper woodlands. Salvia pachyphylla needs no summer water and excellent drainage. It likes full sun and sandy soil. In a garden Rose Sage likes bare ground and no weeds. Deer don't seem to like it much. Rose Sage has silver foliage and is evergreen. Butterflies and hummingbirds like Rose Sage.

Tolerates full sun, sand,and deer. Foliage color is Silver , type is Evergreen , and has fragrance. Flower color is Blue , and has a fragrance.

pH: 6 to 8; Height: 0.5 to 1 [m]; Width: 1 to 1.5 [m]; USDA: 5 to 10; Rainfall: 49 to 108 [cm]