Salvia sonomensis 'North Fork'

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 3"-4"
W: 36"-60"

planting zones

7a-11

Salvia sonomensis 'North Fork' plant details

Salvia sonomensis 'North Fork' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with blue foliage. In spring lavender flowers emerge. Attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in lean and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia sonomensis 'North Fork'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 36 IN - 60 IN - wide, 3 IN - 4 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender blooms in spring

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia sonomensis 'North Fork'

USDA Zones: 7a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A Cistus introduction. Another plant from one of our favorite haunts, the canyons of the American River in the California Sierra Nevada. This high elevation collection, at nearly 5000' in yellow pines woods, produces dense, 4" tall carpets of gray-blue leaves with little, stacked salvia flowers of lavender in spring. Lovely in West Coast gardens with mineral soil and very little summer water. It should be kept in mind that, with too much nurturing, this species can develop dead patches, to best kept lean in dappled shade to full sun. Particularly happy growing atop a mulch of pine needles or gravel. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.