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Salvia spathacea, the California hummingbird sage or pitcher sage, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and central California growing from sea level to 610 m (2,001 ft). This fruity scented sage blooms in March to May with typically dark rose-lilac colored flowers.
Plants trimmed to 15–61 cm (6–24 in) in early spring provide the best subsequent growth and flowering. [5] [65] Tolerant of both heat and cold, it is grown in North America in United States Department of Agriculture hardiness zones three through nine, [10] [59] although some cultivars may be better suited than others to extremes of temperature.
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Salvia mellifera (Californian black sage, also known as seel by the Mahuna [1]) is a small, highly aromatic, evergreen shrub of the genus Salvia (the sages) native to California, and Baja California, Mexico. It is common in the coastal sage scrub of Southern California and northern Baja California. [2]
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Salvia clevelandii flower. Salvia clevelandii, the fragrant sage, [3] blue sage, [citation needed] Jim sage, [citation needed] Cleveland sage, [4] and Cleveland's blue sage [1] is a perennial plant of family Lamiaceae native to Southern California and northern Baja California, growing below 900 m (3,000 ft) elevation [not verified in body] in California coastal sage and chaparral habitat.
The plant is considered a useful medicinal plant by the Tongva who know the plant as huutah. They use the oils from the twigs and leaves and make a strong tea from the bark for the treatment of skin infections. For sores and snakebites, the leaves and twigs are ground into a powder and mixed with animal grease and applied.
Salvia funerea is a shrub that may exceed a meter in height. It is densely branched, and the branches are densely covered in white, wooly hairs. The leaves are 9 to 20 mm long, have short petioles, and are generally deciduous. The leaf blade is shaped more or less ovate, with spines at the tip and sometimes on the margins. [2]