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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Cinnabar-red
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Holway's Sage
  • Winter Mexican Sage
  • Salvia

Holway's Sage (Salvia holwayi) was a featured
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photo credit: Scott Zona
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2011-12-04

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Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2011-12-04
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2011-12-04
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Mar 30, 2013 2:11 AM concerning plant:
    Salvia holwayi (Winter Mexican Sage) is a beauty that I'd love to grow, but since it blooms so late and into the winter, it's only for those in warm U.S. zones.

    It was named after 19th-century plant and fungi collector Edward Holway.

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