General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 24 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Lavender-pink with dark bluish-black bracts
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: To frost
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Mountain Sage
  • Salvia

'Flower Child' was a featured
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Location: sw gazebo
Date: 10-24-16
My favorite lavender pink Salvia
Uploaded by Avedon
Location: South Carolina 
Date: October
Three weeks transplanted

Date: 2016-10-27

Date: 2016-10-27

Date: 2016-10-27
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jan 15, 2020 6:18 PM concerning plant:
    Monterey Bay Nursery of CA introduced this beauty in 2009.

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