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Salvia darcyii x microphylla 'Silke's Dream' - SAGE HYBRID 'SILKE'S DREAM'
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SAL-SILK-DRE
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$8.49
Sage hybrid with 15" long spikes of orangy-red flower all summer long till frost.
Offer your hummingbirds the best natural feeder! Attracts some bees too.
Hardy to zone 7a, can be succesfully overwintered in cool light garage, or simply grown as annual in cooler zones.
A bit irregular growth, jusy like any larger microphyla hybrid - it's good to cut it back 1/3 from time to time to gain better shape.
Blooming Time: long flowering, starting in early to mid summer till fall (or frost)
Size: 2' tall and 3' wide
USDA Zones: 7a-10b, possibly colder
Culture: full sun, half sun, average soil with some organic matter, moderatelly fertile to loam, average soils, drained soils. Once establishhed drought tolerant
Moisture Needs: medium-dry, medium (average)
Origin: Hybrid of D'Arcy's Sage - Salvia darcyi (Mexico native) and Mountain Sage - Salvia microphylla (native to the American Southwest and Mexico). Discovered by Art Petley of Austin, TX.
Black walnut tolerant: probably yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations: Flower beds in sun, cottage gardens, naturalistic, tropical, eclectic, deer resistant plantings, naturalistic gardens, hummingbird or pollinator gardens. Can be combined with many perennials, annuals, tropicals and grasses.
Picture copyright: US Perennials
Salvia darcyii x microphylla 'Silke's Dream' - SAGE HYBRID 'SILKE'S DREAM'
$8.49
Sage hybrid with 15" long spikes of orangy-red flower all summer long till frost.
Offer your hummingbirds the best natural feeder! Attracts some bees too.
Hardy to zone 7a, can be succesfully overwintered in cool light garage, or simply grown as annual in cooler zones.
A bit irregular growth, jusy like any larger microphyla hybrid - it's good to cut it back 1/3 from time to time to gain better shape.
Blooming Time: long flowering, starting in early to mid summer till fall (or frost)
Size: 2' tall and 3' wide
USDA Zones: 7a-10b, possibly colder
Culture: full sun, half sun, average soil with some organic matter, moderatelly fertile to loam, average soils, drained soils. Once establishhed drought tolerant
Moisture Needs: medium-dry, medium (average)
Origin: Hybrid of D'Arcy's Sage - Salvia darcyi (Mexico native) and Mountain Sage - Salvia microphylla (native to the American Southwest and Mexico). Discovered by Art Petley of Austin, TX.
Black walnut tolerant: probably yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations: Flower beds in sun, cottage gardens, naturalistic, tropical, eclectic, deer resistant plantings, naturalistic gardens, hummingbird or pollinator gardens. Can be combined with many perennials, annuals, tropicals and grasses.
Picture copyright: US Perennials
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