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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 3 feet (1 meter)
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Pale creamy-yellow with a hint of pink blush. Dark calyces and stems.
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
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
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Parentage: Salvia greggii x Salvia microphylla

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Common names
  • Autumn Sage
  • Salvia

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