General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 30 inches
Plant Spread: 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Gray-green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Common names
  • Salvia
  • Wild Sage

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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-08-11

photo credit: Scott Zona
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-08-11
Uploaded by longk
Uploaded by longk
Uploaded by longk
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-08-11
new leaves, chowed by grasshoppers and curling in late day sun

Courtesy Robin's Salvias
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Not Salvia whitehousei by growitall Aug 10, 2014 11:14 PM 7

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