Salvia - Sage
Sage - great long-blooming plant with strong aroma. Attracts hummingbirds like crazy and come in a multitude of colors.
| Salvia | Perennial, Annual or Shrub |
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| Bloom Time | Varies |
| Light | Full Sun - Light Shade |
| Water | Well Drained Soil - Drought Tolerant |
| Diseases | Leaf Spot, Mildew, Wilt |
| Pests | Aphids, Beetles, Plant Bugs, White Flies |
| Propagation | Division, Cuttings and Seed |
| Color | Blue, Pink, White, Yellow, Red |
| Zones | 7 - 11 |
Salvia - Sage
Where would our landscape borders be without at least one Salvia.
Whether you have sun or part shade, a dry area or a wet one, the Sage will step up to the plate and help you out, by being well-behaved and supply lots and lots of color in your garden.
All Salvias are know for their attraction of hummingbirds, especially the red variety, which is reason enough to have one in a special viewing area of the garden.
They will provide profuse blooming throughout the growing season, but don't expect them to survive any cold weather. So to keep them as long as you can, place them in a protected area.
Vibrant spikes of flowers are a hummingbird magnet. The attractive variegated foliage makes a great accent for gardens and containers. A lovely companion to yarrow, daisies, coreopsis and ornamental grasses.
Sage are considered annuals, perennials or shrubs, depending on the cultivar.
Annuals can be grown from seed. Propagate perennials by cuttings or division in the early spring.
Salvia - Sage
Place Sage in an area near a walking path, cottage garden or new a bench so you can enjoy the steady path of hummingbirds to your garden.
Vibrant spikes of flowers are a hummingbird magnet. The attractive variegated foliage makes a great accent for gardens and containers. A lovely companion to yarrow, daisies, coreopsis and ornamental grasses.
Not only can the hummingbirds enjoy the Sage, but they carry an aroma that you will want to have near you paths, windows and benches.
Salvia - Sage
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Black and Blue sage (Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue') is a blue-flowering favorite of hummingbirds. Perennial in Zone 7 and warmer; it's grown as an annual in cooler zones.
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Coral Nymph sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph') offers bicolor, salmon-and-white tubular flowers on 2-foot stems. Perennial in Zones 8 and warmer; grown as an annual in cooler climates.
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Lady in Red sage (Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red') is an award-winning, long-blooming, heat- and drought-resistant selection with bright red flowers. It grows 2 feet tall. While it's usually grown as an annual, it is perennial in Zones 7-10.
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Phoenix Bright Lilac salvia (Salvia splendens 'Phoenix Bright Lilac') offers lilac-purple flowers all summer on compact, 16-inch-tall plants.
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Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) is a durable non-stop bloomer popular in park plantings. It's usually grown as an annual, but is perennial in Zones 7-10.
Salvia - Sage
Achiella - Yarrow Moonshine.
Annual vinca
Vinca comes in a variety of complimentary colors and is just the right height for planting in front of salvia.
Sweet potato vine
The bright lime-green foliage of this ornamental sweet potato is the perfect accompaniment for any of the blue salvias.
Ageratum Blue
Ageratum helps to ground the vivid red of scarlet sage.
