Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage) Size:1 gal and white-tailed deer browse the

and white-tailed deer browse the leaves and fruit

Deadhead spent flowers to keep it tidy and encourage more blooms

It provides fruit

it likes to spread

As the case with most salvias

Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage) Size:1 gal and white-tailed deer browse theMexican Bush Sage is a drought tolerant perennial with soft silvery green foliage. In the fall it dazzles with spikes of purple flowers. It dies to the ground in the winter but returns in the spring. As the case with some of the salvias, the stems are brittle, so the plant does best protected from high winds. Mexican Bush Sage does best in full sun but will tolerate part sun, and it needs well drained soil. It does equally well as a specimen or