General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 24 - 30 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Yellow
Other: Soft yellow-cream pastel flowers blush rosy red as they age
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Mountain Sage
  • Salvia
Also sold as:
  • Salvia greggii 'Golden Elk'

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-06
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Mar 21, 2013 2:16 AM concerning plant:
    Salvia x jamensis 'Golden Elk' is an introduction of Flowers By The Sea, located in Elk, California. They sell and specialize in salvias.

    I grew this beauty in 2011 in a mixed container, but didn't get a good photo of it. It could have been crowded and/or overshadowed by other Salvias.

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