Salvia elegans Pineapple Sage
Scarlet red flowers with bright yellow green leaves with a pale green, white veined underside are covered with fine hairs. Coming into bloom late summer and making the plant a valuable source of nectar for hummingbirds. Other uses making teas, potpourri, cream cheese, jams and jellies. Grow as annual or tender perennial. Easy to grow and well worth it with all the many benefits from Pineapple Sage.
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Hardiness Zone 8 - 10
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3-4 feet tall & wide
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Full sun to partial shade
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Bloom Time: Mid Summer - Autumn until first frost
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Average garden soil with enriched humus, deep weekly watering.
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Orgin: Mexico