Cedar Sage
Salvia roemeriana
Cedar sage is a shade-loving Texas Hill Country sage with scarlet flowers that draw hummingbirds, happiest in the dappled light beneath junipers and oaks. Drought- and deer-resistant for dry shade.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.83–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- TX
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