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Lamiaceae
Cherry Sage
Salvia greggii
Warmth and energy.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
- Native to
- Texas, Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 2-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, rocky
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 7-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The leaves have a distinctive cherry or watermelon scent when crushed, giving the plant its common name.
- It was named after Josiah Gregg, a 19th-century American explorer and naturalist of the Southwest.
- Hummingbirds are the primary pollinators and will fiercely defend patches of cherry sage.
- It is exceptionally drought-tolerant and thrives in the thin, rocky soils of the Texas Hill Country.
- Hybridizing cherry sage with other salvia species has produced hundreds of garden cultivars in every color except true blue.
Color meanings
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warmth
1
energy
2
tenacity