General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 24 - 30 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Pale cream flowers, highlighted in pink; Dark calyx and stems
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadhead faded flower stems to ensure more flowering throughout the season. Spring until frost; flowering nearly year-round in mild climates
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
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP24155
Parentage: Trebah x Salvia greggii 005

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Trade name information:
Series: Heatwave™
Trade Name: Glimmer
Cultivar name: 'Eggben003'
Common names
  • Salvia
  • Sage

'Eggben003' was a featured
Plant of the Day for March 20, 2016.
Photo Gallery
Location: Northern California, Zone 9b
Date: 2020-04-12
Creamy white flowers with a slight pink blush are striking, espec
Location: My 6b garden
Date: 2016-09-16
First year from Santa Rosa. Bloomed early summer and again early
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-09-25
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-10-16
Location: Georgia, USA
Date: Autumn
Location: My 6b garden
Date: 2016-08-22
Hummers love this!
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-08-04
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-09-25
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-09-25
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10
Location: Georgia, USA
Seed-grown plants will not be true to cultivar.

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-05-23

Date: 4/1/2016
New Salvia Glimmer purchase
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-06-27
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-03-30
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-05-05
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-03-30

Date: 2017-03-15
Slow to rebound after 2 weeks of 80F+ weather
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-07-01

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
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Plant Events from our members
variegatagal On March 26, 2021 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
variegatagal On March 8, 2021 Maintenance performed
potted specimen, no sign.
variegatagal On December 5, 2020 Maintenance performed
Removed
variegatagal On September 15, 2020 Maintenance performed
Pruned hard due to dead stems
variegatagal On May 9, 2020 Bloomed
variegatagal On May 15, 2018 Bloomed
variegatagal On May 9, 2018 Cuttings stuck
variegatagal On March 18, 2018 Maintenance performed
Pruned, mulched. Very slow to green up.
variegatagal On September 11, 2016 Maintenance performed
Pruned dead growth
variegatagal On March 31, 2016 Obtained plant
Calloway's Nursery
423 E Round Grove Rd
Lewisville, TX 75067
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