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Salvia 'San Antonio'

Garden Sage, Autumn Sage

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Description

San Antonio is a perennial shrub that reaches 3' tall and wide. It needs full sun and medium amount of water. Pinkish white flowers bloom in the spring but this shrub has blossoms most of the year. This shrub will get knocked down to the ground when the first frost arrives; however, it will come back vigorously especially if pruned in February or March. Hummingbirds love the flowers.

Maintenance Tips

Salvia 'San Antonio' is a hybrid of Salvia greggii and microphylla and is also known as 'Sierra de San Antonio'. This hybrid matures at 3' x 3', with peachy-yellow flowers that rise about the foliage. It is a shrub with woody branches that benefits greatly from thinning out, which allows sunlight to reach the interior of the plant. All of the flowers are born at the tips of the branches, so hedging is discouraged as it will cut off the blooming potential. However, deadheading spent blooms can increase the blooming cycle. This plant rarely has any pest or disease issues and rarely requires any kind of fertilizer to look and perform its best.

 

Plant Type

Perennial

Height Range

1-3'

Flower Color

Pink, Yellow, White, Multi-Colored

Flower Season

Spring, Intermittent

Leaf Color

Green

Bark Color

n/a

Fruit Color

n/a

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Formal, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Wild Garden

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

Seasonal Interest

Spring

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Parking Strip, Patio, Raised Planter, Walkways, With Rocks

Special Uses

Container, Cut Flowers, Erosion Control, Filler, Mass Planting

Attracts Wildlife

Hummingbirds

Water Saving Tip:

Water between sunset and sunrise when temperatures and wind are the lowest.