Salvia buchananii 'Velvet Slipper' Ceanothus light soil with regular summer

light soil with regular summer water

Only found in the late 80s growing on thin soils at high elevations

often tinted red upon emergence

with it's dark color extending along the veins

Salvia buchananii 'Velvet Slipper' Ceanothus light soil with regular summerPerennial salvia producing bright magenta flowers from late spring to autumn on purple stems shared with shiny green leaves. Slow growing, to only 1 ft tall and wide, these tuck into the garden they can have good drainage and some protection from the hottest sun. Not one of the drought tolerant salvias, these expect to stay moist in summer. Evergreen in USDA zone 10 and frost hardy into the upper teens F, so best thought of as USDA zone 9 and treated