'Santa Barbara' looks like all other Mexican Sages in a small nursery pot but is Very, VERY different! So different, in fact, that it has received its' own patent (PP 12,949). "Yeah,Yeah", you say, "So what's so special about it?" Well, most Mexican Sages grow 4-5 ft. high and wider, where 'Santa Barbara' grows quickly to 2 1/2 - 3 feet high and then......Stops! Reaching about 3-4 feet wide, this makes 'Santa Barbara' almost 1/2 the size of the common Mexican Sage found in most nurseries! Beautiful light purple-violet flowers almost all year in coastal So. California, and tolerating Hot Sun or light shade, 'Santa Barbara' is so easy and showy it's not even funny. Needs only occasional deep watering. Prune hard every Winter for clean look-Grows back very quickly! Highly recommended for beginning gardeners. Thanks to Kathiann Brown and San Marcos Growers for their work in introducing such a beautiful plant.