A dramatic shrub that starts blooming as spring turns to summer. Each of these shrubs are about six years old and easily span 8 feet in diameter. They stand about 3 to 4 feet tall. Shrubs this size make a good hiding place for birds. Ours have many resident Quail.

Cleveland Sage grows so abundantly that you might be tempted to grow it so you can bring in armloads of flowers. But, beware, this plant has significant fragrance and some find that just one flower stem can be overwhelming.

A perfect shrub that sometimes get pruned and sometimes doesn't. If you can live with the spent flower heads until the bush blooms again the next year then the new growth will pretty much hide last year's dead flowers.

This photo shows Cleveland Sage six months after bloom is finished with its dead flower heads still proudly waving in the breeze. Unlike some plants, Cleveland Sage either needs to be pruned after flowering or planted in a naturalized setting where the brown flower pods blend in.

Uses: Ornamental, 
Dried Flower,
Culinary, Fragrant

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