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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Salvia greggii 'California Sunset'
California Sunset Sage
Item #: 5952
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun ?
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
We picked up this Salvia greggii hybrid in California under the incorrect name of Salvia macellaria. It turned out to be a splendid Salvia greggii hybrid (probably Salvia x jamensis) that forms a 3' tall x 4' wide, woody-stemmed, deer-resistant, hummingbird-acclaimed clump, topped in spring and again in fall with a superb show of flower spikes of an unusual peachy-orange (RHS 31B) that extend just above the foliage.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Orange/Peach
Container Role: Fillers , Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Fragrant Foliage Plants , Butterfly Attracting Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Texas native plants , Xeriscaping Plants