Salvia sonomensis 'Blue Canyon’ trees These are vigorous growers

These are vigorous growers

Broadly conical to 50' with 1 to 2 inch needles and indeed

Gold leaves with attractive purple midribs and stems covered in purple hairs are topped with pale sky blue tubular flowers in late summer

winged fruit

The flower stalks

Salvia sonomensis 'Blue Canyon’ trees These are vigorous growersA Cistus introduction, this lovely western native from the selection rich American River canyon in California's Sierra Nevada is a particularly high elevation collection from 4100'. Spruce blue leaves smelling about as sage y as possible. Perfect small scale ground cover for under your favorite Manzanita or Ceanothus and only about 5 inches tall by about 4 feet in a few years. Lean soil, sharp drainage, summer dry. USDA zone 7. CREEPING SAGE Lamiaceae