General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 24 - 30 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 30 Inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2004 Oklahoma Proven! plant selection
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Autumn Sage
  • Cherry Sage
  • Gregg's Sage
  • Texas Sage

'Pink Preference' was a featured
Plant of the Day for November 7, 2016.
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Location: My Garden 
Date: 5-3-2022
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Date: 2010-10-17
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-10-22
In front of the street and next to the driveway
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-10-22
In front of the street and next to the driveway
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-10-22
In front of the street and next to the driveway
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-10-22
In front of the street and next to the driveway
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Nov 5, 2016 5:50 PM concerning plant:
    I've grown Salvia greggii 'Pink Preference' for so long that I don't remember when and where I got it. It has been planted in the ground in one of my front-yard flower beds. The flower bed is bordered by the driveway, the sidewalk that's parallel to the street, and two of the sides are bordered by grass. I have rocks that edge the flowerbed. The small to large size rocks are mostly flat and stacked.

    I love the color, which is a bright rosy-pink. I've grown lighter pink salvias before, but this one is bright enough that it stands out. I'm thinking about getting a couple more. I love that the flowers attract the hummingbirds and butterflies.

    It's always survived our zone 6a winters, and it's nice that it does because a lot of Autumn Sages (Salvia greggii) are only hardy to zone 7.

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