![]() Images courtesy of Darwin Perennials, all rights reserved. An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers. Provide a well-drained soil in full to mostly sunny conditions and never keep soggy wet. In areas that experience hard freezes like zones 7 and 8, plant this Salvia out between early spring to midsummer to help ensure winter survival. The two-toned flowers are sure to attract low flying hummingbirds as well as the occassional butterfly and larger bees with its nectar rich flowers. The top performer in trials at Welby Flower Trials in 2020! Mirageā¢ Rose Bicolor Salvia, a form of Autumn Sage or Salvia greggii, was selected for its heat and cold tolerance, and exceptional flower power. Its vigorous well-branched semi-compact habit is perfectly suited for use as a low maintenance and forgiving container specimen as well as in hot and sunny garden and landscape settings. Spikes of deep rose tubular buds open to display starkly contrasting near white lower petals creating a bright two-tone effect and are produced from spring to fall atop this densely branching perennial Salvia with excellent flower power.
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