Baby sage 'Pink Blush' Salvia microphylla 'Pink Blush'

baby sage 'Pink Blush'

ABOUT

'Pink Blush' is a bushy, spreading sub-shrub with neat, ovate leaves and short terminal racemes of two-lipped, purplish-rose flowers with bright red-purple lower lips, in late summer and autumn

Plant Info
Care
Common Problems

About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Lamiaceae

    • Synonyms

      baby sage 'Pink Blush'

    • Common names

      Salvia microphylla var. neurepia 'Pink Blush'

  • infoCharacteristics

    • Foliage type

      Evergreen

    • Height

      0.5-1 metres

    • Spread

      0.5-1 metres

    • Hardiness zones

      H4

  • sunLight

    Full Sun

  • scissorsPruning

    group 9 in spring, deadhead to prolong flowering

  • bambooSoil

    SoilChalk, Loam, Sand

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      Wall-side Borders Drought Resistant Flower borders and beds City & Courtyard Gardens Gravel Garden Patio & Container Plants Mediterranean Climate Plants Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden

  • sproutPropogation

    • Propagate by basal cuttings or softwood cuttings in spring or early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer or autumn with bottom heat

  • insectPests

    Leaves may be damaged by slugs, snails and leafhoppers

  • microbeDiseases

    Generally disease free