Salvia greggii ‘Amethyst Lips’
Salvia greggii 'Amethyst Lips' has semi-evergreen aromatic foliage and long-blooming purple and white flowers.
Salvia greggii ‘Amethyst Lips’, known as autumn sage, is a heat tolerant, sub-shrub with aromatic foliage and nectar-rich flowers. Lightly fragrant, continuously blooming, two-lipped, bi-colour blooms of wine-purple and white bloom continuously throughout the season. Growth habit is a compact and neat shrubby form 18 inches tall with a 24 inch spread. Prune to shape in early spring. Makes a super easy and appealing container plant for the patio and in the mixed sunny border and pollinator garden for all summer colour. Plant in full sun in hot dry spots with well-drained soils. Hummingbird and pollinator magnet. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Autumn Sage
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Drought Tolerant, Dry
Stem Colour: Burgundy
Fragrance: Yes
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Benefits: Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Well-drained, rocky slopes. Rocky soils in Central, West and South Texas, and Mexico.
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