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SALVIA x sylvestris 'Blue Hills' ('Blauhugel'), Meadow Sage, Hybrid Sage SALVIA x sylvestris 'Blue Hills' ('Blauhugel')
Meadow Sage, Hybrid Sage

Perennial Herb: Tolerates drought, deer and gophers. Excellent border, rock garden, pot and edge plant. Goes well under garden roses. Combines nicely with Achillea (yarrow). Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: medium blue. Height: 1-2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. (syn. S. nemorosa, S. superba)

SALVIA x sylvestris 'May Night' ('Mainacht'), Meadow Sage, Hybrid Sage SALVIA x sylvestris 'May Night' ('Mainacht')
Meadow Sage, Hybrid Sage

Perennial Herb: Tolerates drought, deer and gophers. Excellent border, rock garden, pot and edge plant. Goes well under garden roses. Combines nicely with Achillea (yarrow). Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: dark violet blue. Growth: 24" x 24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. (syn. S. nemorosa, S. superba)

SANCHEZIA nobilis 'Ellen' (syn. S. parvibracteata 'Ellen'), Tiger Plant, Fire Fingers SANCHEZIA nobilis 'Ellen' (syn. S. parvibracteata 'Ellen')
Tiger Plant, Fire Fingers

Woody Shrub: Evergreen. Heat tolerant. Native to Ecuador and Peru. Grown for the beautiful deep green leaves with bright yellow and cream veins. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: yellow flowers, orange bracts. Border, bed, container and houseplant. Height: usually 3-4 feet, but can reach up to 8 feet. Width: 3-5 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z9-11.

SANTOLINA chamaecyparissus, Lavender Cotton SANTOLINA chamaecyparissus
Lavender Cotton

Evergreen shrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Tolerates coastal conditions. Use in borders, edges, rock gardens and low hedges. Has rounded button-like flowers and aromatic foliage. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Size: 2' x 3'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Photo unavailable SANTOLINA chamaecyparissus 'Nana'
Lavender Cotton

Evergreen shrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Tolerates coastal conditions. Use in borders, edges, rock garden and low hedges. Has rounded button-like flowers and aromatic foliage. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: bright yellow. Height: to 12 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Photo unavailable SANTOLINA rosmarinifolia (S. virens)
Lavender Cotton

Evergreen shrub: Drought, deer, fire & coastal tolerant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Border, rock garden, edge, bank, ground cover, and hedge plant. Has rounded button-like flowers and aromatic foliage. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: creamy chartreuse. Height: to 2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z9.

SANVITALIA 'Powerbini' (syn. S. speciosa 'Powerbini'), Creeping Zinnia SANVITALIA 'Powerbini' (syn. S. speciosa 'Powerbini')
Creeping Zinnia

Annual: Drought and heat tolerant. A unique variety with an upright habit, dark red flower stems, and huge one inch flowers. Good border, bedding, container plant and cut flower plant. Abundant small yellow daisy-like flowers continue until frost. Easy to grow. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: deep orange-yellow. Height: 6-12 inches. Width: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11.

Photo unavailable SAPONARIA 'Bressingham Pink'
Soapwort

Perennial: Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Low growing ground cover, border and rock garden plant. Plant is covered with blooms over an extremely long bloom period, at least from summer-fall. Bloom color: bright rose-pink. Size: 2" x 6-8-spreading. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z4.

SATUREJA douglasii 'Indian Mint', Yerba Buena SATUREJA douglasii 'Indian Mint'
Yerba Buena

Perennial Herb: Member of the mint family. This cultivar has a nice cascading, trailing, uniform habit. Dk grn dense, bushy folg w/a highly minty fragrance. Mat-forming. Attractive herb for a ground cover, in shady garden borders or for containers/hanging baskets. Use lvs to make a refreshing tea. Color: wht. Blooms: spring-fall. Ht: 2-4". Width: 5-6'. Does well in shade, can also take sun. Water: mod. USDA Z5.

Photo unavailable SATUREJA douglasii (Yerba Buena)
Yerba Buena ("Good Herb")

Perennial Herb: Native to California. Member of the mint family, well known for it's medicinal properties. Mat-forming, it will take light foot traffic, giving off a lovely minty fragrance. It is an attractive herb for ground cover and in shady garden borders. It produces small tubular, white to lavender flowers during late spring to early fall. Does well in shade, can also take sun.

Photo unavailable SAXIFRAGA stolonifera
Creeping Saxifrage, Strawberry Saxifrage, Creeping Rockfoil

Perennial: Commonly called “strawberry geranium”, this evergreen ground cover has runners that spread like a strawberry plant, with geranium-like bicolor green leaves with silver veins. Produces showy white blooms on 18” stems from spring to summer. Wonderful in woodland gardens, containers, or hanging baskets. Ht: 6-18”. Width: 12-24”. Water: moderate. Soil: moist w/ good drainage. Exposure: part/full shade. USDA Z5.

Photo unavailable SCABIOSA 'Blackberry Scoop'
Photo unavailable SCABIOSA 'Candy Scoop'

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