Cimarron Sage

While we were still living in California we often visited the desert. We had a condo timeshare in Palm Desert years ago and would have it to ourselves in the summertime because none of our partners could stand the heat. We also took vacations which would bring us to most of the southwestern desert states. We always enjoyed the desert vegetation, especially the flowering shrubs and sage.

We tried growing the Red Bird of Paradise and purple sage (aka Texas Ranger Sage, Cimarron sage) at our California house near the coastline, but to no avail. Now that we’re here in our Arizona retirement home, all of the above and more thrive here and provide us with colorful and, in some cases, fragrant flowers. The Cimarron Sage along the driveway have erupted with glorious and fragrant purple flowers.

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