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Salvia greggii 'HOTLIPS'

Common Name: 'Hot Lips' Autumn Sage
Bloom Season: Summer to Frost
Bloom Color: Red with White
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:

'Hot Lips' is shown as a zone 7-8 perennial. May not survive harshest winters, but it will provide summer long, showy blooms.


Garden Notes: Blooms may be white, deep red or a combination. Evidently depends on temperatures at the time blooms are setting.

Salvia greggii 'FURMAN'S RED'

Common Name: Furman's Red Salvia
Bloom Season: Summer to Frost
Bloom Color: Red
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Crimson flowers produced in flushes through summer. Woody perennial. Best cut back some in spring.


Garden Notes: Cut back at least to new growth in spring. May need to remove older stalks to rejuvenate.

Salvia greggii 'ESTHER'S RED'

Common Name: 'Esthers Red' Autumn Sage
Bloom Season: Spring to Fall
Bloom Color: Red
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Shrub, hummingbirds,aromatic foliage, ordinary soil, can be sheared to a hedge,long bloom season-no deadheading.


Salvia farinacea

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Common Name: Victoria White
Bloom Season: Spring to Frost
Bloom Color: White
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 14"
Description:

White flowers from spring to first frost.


Salvia farinacea

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Common Name: Evolution
Bloom Color: Violet/Blue
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Description:

Intense violet-bluespikes in showy contrast over glossy green foliage. Thick spikes are densely packed over well branched plants.


Salvia chamaedryoides

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Common Name: Mexican Blue Sage
Bloom Season: Summer to Frost
Bloom Color: Blue
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:

Finely textured, silver-green foliage, bright blue flowers summer to fall. Not zoned for the Panhandle, but has performed very well for three years.


Garden Notes: Plant in warm winter area. Spreads by rhizomes to make nice clump. Blooms all summer long.

Salvia argentea

Common Name: Silver Sage
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: White
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 8"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:

Hairy, gray-green leaves. 3-4 foot flower stems with white blooms. Good for front of border.


Rudbeckia fulgida

Common Name: Goldstrum
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:

Denver Botanical Gardens Plant Select 1999 Large, long blooming plant covered with yellow blooms in summer. Gets bigger and better each year.


Rosmarinus officianalis

Common Name: Rosemary 'Arp'
Bloom Color: Blue
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 48"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Culinary Herb. Hardier variety. Evergreen. Shears nicely to form or keep to size you want.


Ratibida columnaris

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Common Name: Mexican Hat Yellow
Bloom Season: All Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow/Red
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:

Panhandle native, drought tolerant, naturalizes, long bloom season, a little extra water improves bloom.