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Salvia roemeriana

 
Salvia roemeriana
cedar sage
Common name cedar sage
Family lamiaceae
Life cycle tender perennial (Z7-10)
Flowers red (summer-fall)
Size 12"
Light full sun-shade
Cultural notes ordinary garden soil
From seed germinates quickly at room temperature
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
Seed ripensmid-October

Bright red tubular flowers over a long period of bloom. Hasn't overwintered yet in our garden (tried twice now), but even grown as an annual it's a fine plant.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: waterfall pondside, rock garden zone, left fence border

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed garden '02. Baggy. 70F (95%G, 4-9d)
  2. Seed garden '03. Baggy. 65F (45%G, 4-13d)
  3. Seed garden '04. Baggy 70F (70%G, 4-9d)
  4. Seed garden '05. Baggy 70F (62%G, 4-8d)
  5. Seed from HPS/MAG '12/'13 exchange. Baggy 70F (11%G, 7d)
  6. Seed from NARGS '14/'15 exchange. Baggy 70F (56%G, 4-5d)
  7. Seed from '15 garden. Pot outside 11/12 (some seedlings, 2-3w)
  8. Seed from '15 garden. Baggy 70F (78%G, 6-10d)

Flowers first year from seed.


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