Salvia Desert Flower. Same with the Desert Flower one. Salvia dorrii Tobacco sage Dorrs sage Mint sage Purple sage is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae.
It is a low rounded shrub growing to about 3 ft. The flowers are in spiky bracted purple-tinged globular clusters that are often stacked on top of each other along the upright flower stalks. For hundreds of years white sage has been considered a sacred cleansing purifying and protective plant.
9 cm flowers that range from blue to rose to nearly white.
The individual flowers are small tubular and 2-lipped with lobed upper and lower lips. Despite its common name Texas sage the flowering plant isnt related to the herb sage Salvia. For hundreds of years white sage has been considered a sacred cleansing purifying and protective plant. To 20 inches 51 cm tall.