Santa Barbara Mexican Sage is a perennial shrub known for its soft foliage and purple flower spikes. Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’ is commonly grown in garden beds and landscape borders for its texture and seasonal blooms.

This plant forms a compact, bushy habit and produces velvety purple flowers during its blooming season. It thrives in full sun with well-drained soil and is valued for its drought tolerance and aromatic foliage.

• Perennial shrub with purple flower spikes
• Soft, aromatic foliage
• Compact, bushy growth habit
• Suitable for garden beds and borders
• Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil

Common Name: Santa Barbara Mexican Sage
Scientific Name: Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Plant Type: Live Plant
Life Cycle: Perennial (shrub)
Flower/Fruit Color: Purple
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Well-drained soil
Water: Low to moderate watering
USDA Zone: 8–11

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.