Salvia buchananii 'Velvet Slipper' Ceanothus evergreen shrub to small tree

evergreen shrub to small tree

Only found in the late 80s growing on thin soils at high elevations

offsetting clumps 3-5ft high & wide with 3-4" wide leaves

RED ROCKS BEAVERTAIL CACTUS

light soil with regular summer water

Salvia buchananii 'Velvet Slipper' Ceanothus evergreen shrub to small treePerennial salvia producing bright magenta flowers from late spring to autumn on purple stems shared with shiny green leaves. Slow growing, to only 1 ft tall and wide, these tuck into the garden they can have good drainage and some protection from the hottest sun. Not one of the drought tolerant salvias, these expect to stay moist in summer. Evergreen in USDA zone 10 and frost hardy into the upper teens F, so best thought of as USDA zone 9 and treated