Purple sage

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One kind of "purple sage", Salvia dorrii Salvia dorrii 4.jpg
One kind of "purple sage", Salvia dorrii

Purple sage has various meanings, mostly referring to plants or to Zane Grey's novel Riders of the Purple Sage , set in Utah. There is disagreement about which plant Grey had in mind.

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Plants

"The sage about him was breast-high to his horse, oversweet with its warm, fragrant breath, gray where it waved to the light, darker where the wind left it still, and beyond the wonderful haze-purple lent by distance." [8]

Other uses

References

  1. Howard, Lynna (2000–2007). "What is Great Rift?". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  2. Van Buren, Renee; Cooper, Janet G.; Shultz, Leila M.; Harper, Kimball T. (2012). Woody Plants of Utah: A Field Guide with Identification Keys to Native and Naturalized Trees, Shrubs, Cacti, and Vines. University Press of Colorado. p. 333. ISBN   9780874218251 . Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. Light, Kris H. (2005). "Purple Sage; Wild Rosemary Mint". Wildflowers. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. "Leucophyllum frutescens - Greenbeampro". Branch-Smith Publishing. 26 January 1998. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  5. "PLANTS Profile for Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas barometer bush)". USDA PLANTS Database. USDA. NRCS. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  6. Elmore, Francis H. (1976). Trees and Shrubs of the Southwest Uplands. Western National Parks Association. p. 71. ISBN   0-911408-41-X. Elmore specifically mentions Artemisia tridentata as a possibility for Grey's plant.
  7. Glattstein, Judy (2003). Consider the Leaf: Foliage in Garden Design . Timber Press. p.  111. ISBN   0-88192-571-3 . Retrieved 2008-08-11. Zane Grey purple sage sagebrush.
  8. Grey, Zane (1912). Riders of the Purple Sage. Grosset & Dunlap. p.  42 . Retrieved 2008-08-11. Riders of the Purple Sage.
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