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Mountain Sage

Salvia regla

Mountain sage is a fall-blooming shrub of West Texas canyons, lighting up with brilliant scarlet tubular flowers just as hummingbirds migrate south. Drought-hardy and deer-resistant for part shade.

Family
Lamiaceae
Type
shrub
Lifespan
perennial
Height
3–6 ft
Spacing
3–5 ft apart
Light
sun, part shade
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
September, October
Bloom colors
red
Wildlife value
pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
Landscape uses
hedge or screen, foundation
Native states
TX