Malacothamnus clementinus (San Clemente Is. bushmallow) grass Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla)

Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla)

- Hardy to 15 degrees

California Mountain Lilac

Plant in paths or in front of larger shrubs where their fragrance can be appreciated and butterflies can be observed

The stems produce fast growing horizontal stems that climb through chain link fences and through plants and that spread on through the surface of soil

Malacothamnus clementinus (San Clemente Is. bushmallow) grass Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla)San Clemente Island bushmallow A rare species of flowering plant in the mallow family that is endemic to San Clemente Island. It can reach a height of up to a five feet hight. The plant became a federally listed endangered species in 1977 when it was limited to a single population nearing extinction due to herbivory by the feral goats which once infested the small island. A bushy shrub with a thin, multibranched stem coated in long, fine hairs and