#AUTUMN SAGE PLANT FULL#
Provide a well-drained soil in full to mostly sunny conditions and never keep soggy wet. The dark colored flowers are sure to attract low flying hummingbirds as well as the occassional butterfly and larger bees with its nectar rich flowers. A 5-star performer in Salvia trials at the Chicago Botanic Gardens! Mirage™ Cherry Red Salvia, a form of Autumn Sage or Salvia greggii, was selected for its heat and cold tolerance, and exceptional flower power. Its dwarf and compact habit is perfectly suited for use as a low maintenance and forgiving container specimen as well as in hot and sunny garden and landscape settings. Spikes of deep dark red two-lipped tubular flowers are produced from spring to fall atop this dwarf densely branching perennial Salvia.
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It has no significant negative characteristics. Specific epithet honors Josiah Gregg (1806-1850), botanist and explorer, who first collected this plant on a trip through Texas to Mexico in the mid 1840s. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. Texas sage makes a great deer-resistant, drought-tolerant foreground addition to a grouping of ornamental grasses. Each compact clump of ‘Lipstick’ is simply smothered in terminal flower spikes of lipstick-red flowers, each highlighted by a white throat and brown calyx…a bee, butterfly and hummingbird fiesta. It begins flowering in early May and continues through November.
Salvia ‘Lipstick’ is one of the longest-flowering and best-performing Texas sage cultivars. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season’s flowers. Small, rounded, oval leaves (to 2″ long) are aromatic when crushed. It is native to rocky slopes from western and central Texas into northern Mexico. Salvia greggii, commonly known as autumn sage, Texas sage or red Chihuahuan sage, is a small deciduous sub-shrub that grows to 2-3′ tall and as wide. Best bloom occurs in late spring and fall, with sporadic bloom in the heat of the summer. Appreciates some part afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Best in sandy or rocky soils with sharp drainage. Salvia ‘Lipstick’ will grow in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds.
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