Product Description
Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing'Common Name: autumn sage, bush sage, Texas sage or red Chihuahuan sage.
Zones 6 to 10.
Full sun, part afternoon shade in hot summer climates.
Plants reach 24 to 36 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide.
Growth rate: Moderate, Semi-Evergreen sub-shrub, herbaceous perennial.
Two-lipped hot pink-coral flowers bloom in whorls above the foliage on 3 to 6 inch stems. Best bloom occurs in late spring and fall, with sporadic bloom in the heat of the summer. Small, rounded, oval leaves are aromatic when crushed. Dead flowers to encourage reblooming.
Cut back hard to about 4 inches and feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. In northern zones best if grown in protected locations and winter mulch.
Ten (10) plants in quart containers per flat (or tray).