Salvia apiana
Salvia apiana

White Sage

White Sage, also part of the mint family, is a subshrub that reaches 1.3 to 1.5 meters in height and 1.3 meters wide. The whitish evergreen leaves have oils and resins that release a strong aroma when rubbed. The flowers are very attractive to bees and have exerted stamens. Several 1 to 1.3 meter flower stalks, sometimes pinkish colored, grow above the foliage in the spring. Flowers are white to pale lavender.