Pollinator Power Plant for June 2016
Salvia greggii ‘Autumn Sage’

Native to Texas all the way down the gulf coast to Mexico, this little sage packs a lot of love for hummingbirds with it’s stop-light-red nectar rich flowers!   Expect 3ft. by 3ft. height and width, lending itself to small yards and containers by virtue of its small size.  Does well in part sun or half day exposures.  Requires little or no water when established in the ground and only moderate water in containers exposed to full sun.  In the Bay Area it prefers living West of the Caldecott tunnel in marine influenced regions where sustained frost is uncommon.

Beware, this red flowered sage drives hummingbirds into frenzies of territorial antics and provides hours of amusement!

1 gallon Salvia greggii ‘Autumn Sage’ $10.99 at Ploughshares Nursery