Welcome to California Horticulture

Hi there!

So, this is my first attempt at blogging. For some reason it feels like writing the annual, dreaded Christmas newsletter. The one that makes your friends groan upon receipt or laugh behind your back.

A little different, the blog will share information that I have gathered from the horticulture courses that I have taken and places that I have visited.

Concurrently, this blog might be used as my class project -- a photo journal of plants and places observed during field trips.

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White Sage

BOTANICAL NAME: Salvia apiana

COMMON NAME: White Sage or Bee sage

FAMILY: Lamiaceae

PLANT TYPE: Evergreen Shrub

LIGHT: Sun

BLOOM: Apr – July

COLOR: yellow, white, silvery leaf

HABITAT: Native on the coast. Chaparral

COMMENTS: Aromatic. Grows 3’ to 5’ tall and in the Spring gets a lavender tinged white flower. Bees make a delicate flavored honey from its flowers. Attractive at night as it reflects the moon or garden lighting. Some Indian tribes consider the white sage sacred. Drought tolerant.

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