AUTUMN SAGE SALVIA FULL

AUTUMN SAGE SALVIA FULL

Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: High Organic Matter Shallow Rocky Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Occasionally Dry Available Space To Plant: 12 inches-3 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b.

Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Native Plant Perennial Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Semi-evergreen Habit/Form: Arching Clumping Spreading Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Low.

Play Value: Attracts Pollinators Edibility: Leaves can be used fresh or dried for seasonings and teas, and the flowers are edible. Wildlife Value: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is seldom damaged by deer.

Attributes: Genus: Salvia Species: greggii Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Texas Distribution: south-central and west Texas south to San Luis Potosi in Mexico, mostly on rocky slopes.

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It needs well-drained soil, and tolerates rocky soil. This sage prefers full sun but tolerates afternoon shade in regions with high summer heat. Greggi is in honor of Josiah Gregg (1806-1850), a botanist and explorer who discovered the plant on an exploration through Texas. Salvia, the genus name, comes from the Latin word salveo, meaning ‘be well’. Different cultivars offer flower colors from red to coral, and some are mixed with white. Growing 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, it is native to Texas and found mainly on rocky slopes. Phonetic Spelling SAL-vee-uh GREG-ee-eye DescriptionĪutumn sage is a small, herbaceous perennial or somewhat woody sub-shrub in the Lamiaceae (mint) family.

Autumn sage salvia