Autumn Sage
Salvia greggii
A compact, nearly everblooming shrubby sage in jewel tones of red, coral, and pink that hummingbirds chase from spring to frost. Tidy, tough, and a mainstay of waterwise gardens. Like other sages, the leaves season food and brew into a tea.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- white, red, pink, orange, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- TX
Related native plants
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- Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
- Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)
- Chia (Salvia columbariae)
- White Sage (Salvia apiana)
- Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea)
- Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea)