Salvia involucrata
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
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| Origin: | ✈ | Mexico |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun to shade"sun to shade" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
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| Water: | ◍ | regular"regular" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| Sunset Zones: | 8-24, 27-30 |
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Large subshrub, sparsely branched, but dense with velvety rich green ovate leaves, up to 5in (13cm) long. Purplish red flowers come late summer to mid fall, in clusters up to a foot long, with individual flowers to 2in (5cm). Flowers have prominent bracts which are pink, and which fall with the opening of the flowers. Perennial, but may be grown as annual in cold winter climates.
Cultivation
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| July: | flowering | |
| August: | flowering | |
| September: | flowering | |
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Outdoors, Rosyleaf sage should be planted in soil that is light and somewhat fertile. Humus-rich moist soil is best, but good drainage is important. Grow in full sun to part shade, keeping in mind that those with dense/wooly leaves need full sun and particularly good drainage. Cut back water sharply in the winter. Should be heavily pruned each spring.
Indoors the plant should be grown under glass, in a potting mix with good drainage. Give it full light, with protection from strong direct sun. Water and fertilize freely while the plant is growing and blooming, but water very little in the winter, and do not fertlize.
Propagation
- Cuttings - Root basal or softwood cutting from spring to early summer. Semi-ripe cuttings can be taken as well in late summer/autumn, and given bottom heat.
- Seed - sow in spring in containers in cold frame, or in situ after frost danger is past.
- Division - divide in spring.
Pests and diseases
- Common - rust, powdery mildew, stem rot, fungal leaf spots.
- Occasional - whiteflies, mealybugs, aphids, spidermites.
Cultivars
- 'Bethellii' - has larger leaves which are also more velvety. Flowers are a bright purplish-crimson.
- 'Mulberry Jam' - smaller upright hybrid which blooms continuously from summer to frost
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References
- w:Salvia involucrata. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Salvia involucrata QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
- American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
- Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
