General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Pineapple Sage
  • Salvia
Also sold as:
  • Honey Melon
  • Honeymelon

'Honeydew Melon' was a featured
Plant of the Day for October 23, 2015.
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Location: S.China, Maine
Date: 2013-09-07
Cow manure in the garden does it everytime!
Uploaded by pixie62560
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-05
Love the fact it blooms a lot earlier than the regular Pineapple
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-05
Love the fact it blooms a lot earlier than the regular Pineapple
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-30
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-01-20
Seeds from Robin's Salvias
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-30

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-07-25
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-30
Location: Ellis pottery

Courtesy Robin's Salvias
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-07-13
Flower is a red color

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Feb 11, 2016 6:09 PM concerning plant:
    This cultivar is equivalent to the S. elegans known as Pineapple Sage except Honey Melon starts blooming in early summer in more northern latitudes while the variety known as Pineapple starts blooming in late summer to fall in the same latitudes. The one known as Pineapple Sage is a short day plant, meaning blooming is triggered by shorter day length.
    Both have edible leaves and flowers.
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carlysuko On January 28, 2018 Seeds germinated
Yay. I noticed two seeds starting to germinate today, obtained seeds from Robin's Salvias.
carlysuko On January 21, 2018 Seeds sown
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