Plant Name:  Salvia, Cleveland Sage

Botanical Name:  Salvia clevelandii

Note:  This plant was added to the garden when it was first the Southwestern Edible Garden.  It is not a plant mentioned on the Tribal list but is a wild edible that could have been utilized by the Native people.

Native Name:  Unknown.

Height/Physical Description:  3 to 5 feet in height and 5 to 8 feet in width.  Gray-green leaves with whorls of purple flowers that are cylindrical and bloom in May or early Summer.  The entire plant is deliciously fragrant.

Use:  Food.  Leaves make a refreshing tea.  The seeds are like chia and edible.

Harvesting:  Summer when the flower heads have dried and the seeds can be removed.

Preparation:  Dried leaves can make a refreshing tea and the seeds can be eaten like chia seeds.