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Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Salvia (SAL-vee-uh) (Info) Species: greggii (GREG-ee-eye) (Info) Cultivar: Furman's Red
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Scarlet (Dark Red)
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Evergreen
Other details: Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
This has become one of my favotire plants. I planted two in late March and have had consistent, heavy blooming all Summer. The foliage is lightly aromatic. Caveat: the stems are very brittle and easily broken!
I love this sage (member of the mint family). It blooms almost all year in my area. Because it's a very woody shrub and it can become top heavy and then droop a little looking mis-shapen I stake it sometimes but otherwise looks great! It loves the sun!
On Oct 15, 2005, Sheila_FW from Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
Since I first aquired this plant, I have not been very kind to it. I have frequently failed to water it and it still thrived. I clip it back in the late Fall after it stops blooming, or early Spring before it sprouts. It is always forgiving and will bloom through summer and early Fall.
On Apr 18, 2003, mystic from Ewing, KY (Zone 6a) wrote:
I really liked this plant it bloomed all summer and added such a splash of color to the garden. However it did not come back for me in zone 6. That could be because of the bad summer and winter we have had this year. I will give it another try.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Phoenix, Arizona Palm Springs, California Sacramento, California Grand Junction, Colorado Hebron, Kentucky Towson, Maryland Albuquerque, New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico Bronxville, New York Amarillo, Texas Big Spring, Texas Carrollton, Texas Fort Worth, Texas (2 reports) Plano, Texas
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