Plant Database
Allen Chickering Cleveland Sage
Salvia clevelandii ‘Allen Chickering’
Salvia 'Allen Chickering' is a classic hybrid sage, a cross between the native Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii) and Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla), prized for its exceptional drought tolerance, intensely fragrant gray-green foliage, and long-lasting lavender-blue flowers. This vigorous, evergreen shrub forms a large, billowing mound of quilted, toothed, aromatic leaves that release a powerful, clean sage scent when brushed . From spring through fall, it produces tall stems adorned with whorls of two-lipped, soft lavender-blue flowers that attract a wide range of pollinators, including native bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies . A cornerstone of the California native garden, it is incredibly tough, low-maintenance, and an outstanding choice for water-wise landscapes, habitat gardens, and dry slopes.