Chia Sage (Salvia columbariae)

Chia (Salvia columbariae) is a small annual sage with vivid blue-purple flowers  that looks great mixed with California poppy.  The leaves form a rosette at the base of the plant and flower stalks rise about one and a half feet. Flowers emerge in spring. Plant from seed in fall, on a sunny slope or in well-drained soil. Seedlings emerge early in the rainy season and grow fast. From Calscape.

Grower: Larner Seeds

Other Names Used: Chia

Family: Lamiaceae

Life Cycle: Annual

Plant Type: Herb

Sun Exposure: Full

Bloom Period: Spring, Summer (March to June)

Bloom Color(s): Blue, Purple

Plant Height: 4-19 inches tall

Plant Width: 1 foot wide

California Regions:

• San Francisco Bay Area
• North Coast
  
• Sierra Foothills
  
• Central California Coast
• Southern Coast
• Southern California Inland
• Desert

Ecological Benefits:

• Drought Tolerant
  
• Attracts pollinators, birds, wildlife, bats
  

Ecological Functions:

• Grows in Containers

Habitat Type:

• Chaparral
• Coastal Sage Scrub
• Creosote Bush Scrub
• Foothill Woodland 
  

Human Uses/Cautions: Seeds edible

Skill Level: Beginner

Seed Pretreatment: None