Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Requires no additional irrigation in our coastal gardens and likely needs none inlands as well. Hardy to at least 10 to 15° F. An interesting and showy large sage for the native garden.

Salvia 'Oso Falls' is a naturally occurring hybrid that is presumed to be between Salvia apiana and Salvia leucophylla, the two salvias that grow adjacent to where this plant was collected near Upper Oso campground in the Los Padres National Forest. Discovered and brought to us by Santa Barbara Landscape Contractor Dave Frantz. The foliage is like Salvia apiana, but it has whorls of pink flowers like Salvia leucophylla. We started growing this plant in 2003 but discontinued it in 2008 to concentrate on the similar but larger and more showy Salvia 'Desperado', which is also a Salvia apiana cross with S. leucophylla. 

The information about Salvia 'Oso Falls' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.