Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara' Live Plant – 6–10" Tall – Salvia leucantha

Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara' (Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara') is a flowering perennial valued for its gray-green foliage and velvety purple calyces with rose-lavender flowers. Its spreading growth habit makes it well suited to outdoor gardens, borders, and landscape plantings in warm climates.

This listing includes 1 healthy, well-rooted starter plant, approximately 6–10 inches tall at time of shipping, growing in a 2.5" × 3.5" pot. The plant prefers full sun to light shade and loamy, neutral-pH soil. It is drought tolerant once established.

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:

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.

If there is an issue with your order, contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide:

• 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 required photos may not be eligible for review.

Claims submitted more than 48 hours after delivery will be considered accepted as received and may not be eligible for replacement or refund.

🔹 BULLET POINTS:

• Santa Barbara Mexican Sage: Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara' is a flowering perennial with gray-green foliage and purple and rose-lavender blooms.
• Shipping Size: Approx. 6–10 inches tall at time of shipping.
• Pot Size: Ships in a 2.5" × 3.5" pot as a healthy, well-rooted starter plant.
• Sunlight: Performs well in full sun to light shade.
• Water: Medium watering needs while establishing; drought tolerant once established.
• Hardiness: Listed as hardy in USDA Zones 8–10; freezing climates may require overwintering protection.

🧾 MATERIALS:

• 1 healthy, well-rooted live starter plant
• 2.5" × 3.5" pot
• Potted plant plug

📋 ATTRIBUTES:
Common Name: Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara'
Scientific Name: Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara'
Plant Type: Flowering perennial / ornamental herb
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Purple calyces with rose-lavender petals
Sunlight: Full sun to light shade
Soil: Loam
Soil pH: Neutral
Water: Medium; drought tolerant once established
USDA Zone: 8–10
Growth Habit: Spreading / upright branching
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Shipping Size: Approx. 6–10 inches tall at time of shipping
Pot Size: 2.5" × 3.5"
Pack Quantity: 1 plant
Growth Stage: Vegetative
Season of Interest: Summer

❓ FAQ:

1. What USDA zones are suitable for Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara'?
Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara' is listed as hardy in USDA Zones 8–10. In freezing climates, the plant may require protection during winter.

2. Does Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara' need full sun?
Yes. It performs well in full sun and can also tolerate light shade.

3. How much water does Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara' need?
It has medium watering needs while establishing. Once established, it is described as drought tolerant.

4. What is the growth habit of Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara'?
It has a spreading growth habit with upright stems and branching that develops outward from the base.

5. Can Mexican Sage 'Santa Barbara' be grown in a container?
The provided listing describes it primarily as an outdoor landscape plant and does not specifically state container suitability. Its supplied 2.5" × 3.5" pot is intended for the starter plant.