Salvia mexicana

Plant in well-drained, moderately fertile soil in partial shade to full sun; Mexican sage is a large, bold, shrubby species with broad, deeply veined, highly aromatic leaves and long wands of blue-purple flowers from late summer through fall that attract hummingbirds and bumblebees. It is native to mountain forests and canyon edges in central Mexico at moderate elevation and tolerates partial shade better than most sages, making it useful in the lightly shaded areas of a Gulf Coast or zone 8–9 garden. The foliage has a strong, pleasant herbal fragrance when brushed and is deer resistant. It grows rapidly to a large sub-shrub in one season and may be damaged or killed by hard freezes but typically re-sprouts from the root crown in zone 8. Shear back by half in mid-spring to encourage compact, heavily blooming growth. Спосіб посадки: Розмноження живцюванням Відстань між рослинами: 36–60 дюймів Висота: 48–120 дюймів Дні до схожості: 14–21 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 21–27°C

Plant in well-drained, moderately fertile soil in partial shade to full sun; Mexican sage is a large, bold, shrubby species with broad, deeply veined, highly aromatic leaves and long wands of blue-purple flowers from late summer through fall that attract hummingbirds and bumblebees. It is native to mountain forests and canyon edges in central Mexico at moderate elevation and tolerates partial shade better than most sages, making it useful in the lightly shaded areas of a Gulf Coast or zone 8–9 garden. The foliage has a strong, pleasant herbal fragrance when brushed and is deer resistant. It grows rapidly to a large sub-shrub in one season and may be damaged or killed by hard freezes but typically re-sprouts from the root crown in zone 8. Shear back by half in mid-spring to encourage compact, heavily blooming growth. Спосіб посадки: Розмноження живцюванням Відстань між рослинами: 36–60 дюймів Висота: 48–120 дюймів Дні до схожості: 14–21 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 21–27°C --- Час посадки: 2–6 тижнів spring Plant rooted cuttings after last frost in well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral, moderately fertile soil in partial shade to full sun; in zone 8 it may die back to roots in hard freezes but re-sprouts in spring.