Sequim Rare Plants, Sequim, WA 98382

Salvia greggii 'Desert Blaze'


Salvia greggii 'Desert Blaze'Salvia greggii 'Desert Blaze' (PP# 8,560)
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  • common names: sage
  • flowering season: throughout summer into fall
  • height: 2 feet
  • Light requirements: sun
  • Soil requirements: average, well drained
  • Water requirments: average to low
  • Growth habit: a low twiggy bush
  • Leaf type: small oval leaves of green and white
  • Ways to use it: bright flowers and leaves make for a colorful container plant where they will attract any hummingbird in the neighborhood
  • Special characteristics: blooms non-stop once summer arrives
  • Other points of interests: if grown in a pot -- don't overwater it during the winter but keep it barely moist, bring it indoors but place it by the window of a porch or in a garage where the temperature will not freeze but be in the 40's or 50's°F
This salvia is woody and will grow into a shrub two feet tall. It is native to parts of Texas, and is hardy to USDA Zones 8 - 10, and Zone 7 with protection. Otherwise carry it over winter in a greenhouse or take a few cuttings in late summer to place on a windowsill. In warm regions it flowers in spring and fall, and intermittently during summer after rain. In cooler places it begins to flower in mid-summer and continues non-stop until fall. Its flowers are a bright red and the small semi-evergreen leaves are white and green. Even when out of flower the woody structure of the plant is decorative. We mostly use it in pots and planter boxes, cutting it back to bring indoors at the end of summer. Give it as much sunlight as possible. It can be pruned hard, cutting back by half when it grows too big. Deer do not bother it and hummingbirds love it, the perfect combination for wildlife in your garden.
 

 
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