Winnifred Gilman Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman') is a popular selection of the larger Cleveland Sage. It is an enticing, fragrant evergreen shrub that grows in a dense, upright mounded form.
This spectacular salvia has long flower stalks with tiered whorls of two-lipped, violet-blue blooms. A member of the mint family, its gray-green leaves are soft, quilted, and abudndantly fragrant. We love to plant this shrub in spaces close to the garden entry, where it will provide an instant sensory welcome.
From spring to fall, you will see pollinators constantly flock to this plant. Hummingbirds especially adore tubular flowers's nectar; it attracts butterflies, bees, moths, and other friendly pollinators as an important food source during the heat of summer.
Winnifred Gilman Cleveland Sage and other Cleveland Sage selections thrive on well-drained flats, bluffs, and gentle slopes. This plant is also perfect for low-water gardens, typically needing no irrigation in summer after a year or two.
Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman'- Cleveland Sage 'Winnifred Gilman'
Optimal Growth Conditions
- Mature Height: 3 - 5 feet tall
- Mature Width: 3 - 5 feet wide
- Sun: Full Sun
- Water: Low, Very Low
- Soil Drainage: Fast, Medium
Geographic Appropriateness
- USDA Zone: Zones 8 - 10
- Sunset Zone: Zones 7 - 9, 14 - 24
- Native Sites: Coastal to inland hills, canyons, bluffs and mesas as a component of mixed chaparral or coastal sage scrub
Additional Landscaping Information
- Characteristics: California Native, Flowering, Groundcover, Drought Tolerant, Fragrant
- Special Uses: Bank stabilization, Deer resistant