General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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| Plant Height: |
4 - 5 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
2 feet |
| Leaves: |
Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Other: Reddish-purple in fall
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Other: Hot pink flowers with dark purple calyx
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| Bloom Size: |
1"-2"
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. Blooms until frost.
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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| Parentage: |
Salvia involucrata x unknown |
- Hybrid Rose Leaf Sage
- Hybrid Rosebud Sage
- Salvia
- Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'
- Salvia x involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'
Posted by
Danita (GA - Zone 7b) on Jan 27, 2016 8:08 AM concerning plant:
'Mulberry Jam' is an interspecific hybrid between Salvia involucrata and an unknown species. The other parent is speculated to be Salvia chiapensis. It was found in the California garden of Betsy Clebsch. It is a gorgeous Salvia that grows to around four feet tall and starts blooming in midsummer, continuing until frost. Emergence after winter doesn't occur until late spring. Plants that are overwintered without freezing can start blooming even earlier. It is less brittle than its S. involucrata parent but can still benefit from protection from strong winds. It is very popular with hummingbirds and hummingbird gardeners.
Posted by
Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Sep 8, 2013 10:44 PM concerning plant:
The hummingbirds love 'Mulberry Jam'! I'm excited as I look out of our kitchen window or patio door and see hummingbirds working all the flowers to get to the nectar. The beautiful flowers are fuzzy and just seem to keep blooming! The flowers are a deeper color than I could capture in my pics. I love this Salvia!
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