This document summarizes information about Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla), a clumping woody shrub native to coastal California. It has silvery foliage and blooms late winter to mid-spring with light purple to pink flowers. Purple Sage is drought tolerant and makes an excellent ground cover or habitat plant that attracts hummingbirds and insects. It requires full sun, tolerates most soil types, and needs little to no summer water once established.