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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading ensures a continual flush of new blossoms.
Uses: Culinary Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Salvia
  • Clary Sage
  • Painted Sage
  • Horminum Sage
Also sold as:
  • Pink Sundae

'Pink Sunday' was a featured
Plant of the Day for July 30, 2016.
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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-28

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Date: 2020-04-18
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-04-10
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-29

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-28
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-28
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-14

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-07-24
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-07-24
Comments:
  • Posted by lovesblooms (Maryland - Zone 7a) on Feb 3, 2015 11:27 AM concerning plant:
    This and Blue Denim were my favorite salvias this year. They grew like annuals and I loved watching the bracts turn color. Probably would make pretty arrangements. I didn't consider deadheading so didn't get a long bloom, but the bloom lasted a while because the color is in the bracts.
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On March 7, 2020 Seeds sown
winter sow
lovesblooms On February 23, 2018 Seeds sown
wintersown
lovesblooms On January 25, 2015 Seeds sown
winter sown
MrsBinWY On July 8, 2019 Transplanted
On 7-8-2019, planted out 12 (might have been a mix of 'Blue Monday' & 'Pink Sunday') in the front bed where the new water line went through.
MrsBinWY On June 1, 2019 Transplanted
On 6-1-2019, planted 3 with the French Tarragon.
MrsBinWY On April 20, 2019 Potted up
20
MrsBinWY On January 25, 2019 Seeds germinated
I should have looked at these much sooner! 20 way up & looking for the sun on 1-26-19.
MrsBinWY On January 19, 2019 Seeds sown
24 seeds (all) from ishareflowers (from Baker Creek 2015) in milk jug @ room temp
KelliW On February 19, 2020 Seeds germinated
sprouts in jug
KelliW On January 23, 2020 Seeds sown
wintersown outdoors in jug, zone 6b
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