![]() ![]() It is found in the Colorado Plateau area of Utah and has been identified as the plant Grey had in mind. Poliomintha incana, also called frosted sage, gray mint, etc., is a small, pale purple-flowered shrub of the mint family native to the Southwestern U.S.Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' is the purplish-leaved variety (or group of varieties) of common sage. ![]() Salvia pachyphylla, called giant-flowered purple sage, blue sage, etc., a shrub native to California and bordering areas, is used in xeriscaping in colder regions.Salvia leucophylla, also called San Luis sage, likewise producing showy purple flowers, is native to California and Baja California and used in xeriscaping in Southern California.It is native to the western United States, including Utah, and has been identified as the plant Grey had in mind. It is a mild hallucinogen when smoked, and is used in Native American ceremonies and Native American herbal medicine. Salvia dorrii, also called Ute tobacco sage, Dorr's sage, etc., has showy purple flowers.Certain true sages, members of the genus Salvia in the mint family, are referred to as purple sage:.There is disagreement about what plant Grey had in mind. Purple sage has various uses, mostly referring to plants or to Zane Grey's novel Riders of the Purple Sage, set in Utah. ![]()
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