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Hardiness: 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) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 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) 8.6 to 9.0 (strongly alkaline)
On Jul 28, 2007, suzanne_v from Saint Petersburg, FL wrote:
This is a beautiful plant, and very hardy here. It spreads a lot by suckering. I don't think it self-seeds, since in 10 years, they haven't shown up very far from the original plants. One caveat: the pollen leaves a brown stain on cloth that doesn't wash out. Be careful about brushing against it or where you put a vase.
On Mar 2, 2007, gapeahen from Donna in Douglas, GA (Zone 8b) wrote:
Beautiful in zone 8b, blooms late summer untill frost. Very showy salvia, a favorite of BB & hummers! Have been grow it for about 10 years and love it~
This salvia will only bloom around October-November here in MS..sometimes it gets killed to the ground by frost before it blooms. Maybe it is a great plant elsewhere, but not in central MS zone 8.
On Nov 8, 2003, TerriFlorida from Plant City, FL wrote:
I bought this plant from a mail order nursery in North Carolina a year ago. It started out small, but then it grew tall... It's about 6.5 feet tall, and has been blooming since April or May, I forget which.
It has an intriguing growth habit, at least in my yard, twisting and curling its spikes even through the fence behind it. It gets very little shade, so I must assume this is normal. It has not self seeded a great deal. There are two seedlings under it I think, I'll know when I go to move them elsewhere. I plan to deadhead so there are not too many seedlings. But, salvias are not hard to pull out where they're not wanted, so I'm not overly concerned.
Overall, I'm pleased with this plant. It is not your average salvia.
On Aug 28, 2003, Smockette from Magnolia, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
This pix is the beginning of the bloom stalk. Some stalks can be as long as 24".
Most interesting characteristic, not found in most salvia, is the square to hexigon shape of the stem! Not round at all!
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Fairfield, California Fallbrook, California Temecula, California Brooksville, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Orlando, Florida Palm Beach, Florida Pensacola, Florida Plant City, Florida Riverview, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida Douglas, Georgia New Orleans, Louisiana Zachary, Louisiana Raleigh, North Carolina Bulverde, Texas Dripping Springs, Texas New Braunfels, Texas Oakhurst, Texas Richmond, Texas
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