Salvia apiana 'Compacta' is commonly called white sage. This California native grows  in chaparral  in areas between chaparral and the desert at higher elevations  often on rocky  south slopes. It grows to 18" x 18" and flowers from mid Spring to mid Fall. It has the same silvery  evergreen leaf as the regular white sage and the same intense fragrance. Easy to grow although slow  plant in well drained soils  very little water once it becomes established. A favorite of bumble bees. Quail and other native birds like the seeds.