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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Salvia roemeriana
Roemer's Sage
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Item #: 2326
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Origin: Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This charming and very easy-to-grow sage is the little darling of the salvia world. I first caught a glimpse of S. roemeriana on my expedition to Mexico in 1994. This perennial salvia makes a short rosette of dark green leaves with purple veins. In spring it flowers heavily, topped with 12" spikes of bright crimson-red, tubular flowers...great for low-flying hummingbirds. It has survived 0 degrees F here with no problem and actually reseeds near the original clump.
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