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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 3 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Other: Woolly gray-green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Brown
Orange
Yellow
Other: Yellow aging to rusty orange
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. Flowers sporadically.
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Salvia
  • Sage

'Kirstenbosch' was a featured
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Location: in my garden in Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2021-09-11
Salvia Africana lutea Kirstenbosch - Rusty Sage
Location: in my garden in Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2021-09-11
Salvia Africana lutea Kirstenbosch rusty sage

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