Salvia 'Silke's Dream' (Silke's Dream Sage)

SunZone: 7-10, possibly colder 24" tall Origin: Hybrid

Web-Only! We are always on the lookout for good new garden sages, and this is the best we have seen recently. This cross of S. darcyi x S. microphylla was discovered by Art Petly of Austin, TX. Looking superficially like S. microphylla, the 3' wide clump is topped all summer with 15" spikes of rich, dark orange-red (RHS 42A). In the fall, the number of flowers explode into a solid mass of color. This is a particularly durable and easy-to-grow sage that is destined for stardom. Thanks to Scott Ogden for sharing this exciting salvia hybrid that we admired in his TX garden during a 2000 visit. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)