Salvia horminum 'Pink Sunday' (Annual Sage)
Annual Sage 'Pink Sunday'', Salvia Viridis 'Pink Sunday', Annual Clary 'Pink Sunday'
Showing off its large, carmine-pink bracts from summer to fall, Annual Sage 'Pink Sunday' (Salvia horminum or Salvia viridis) is among the most rewarding plants in the summer garden.
- Grows vigorously in multi-branched clumps, up to 2 ft. tall (60 cm) and 1 ft. wide (30 cm)
- Thrives in full sun to light shade in humus-rich, well-drained soils.
- Prized by gardeners for its spectacular display, it provides a welcomed vertical accent to beds, borders as well as containers.
- Highly popular for its long-lasting flowers that make excellent cut flowers and compliment any dried arrangements. Perfect for the cutting garden!
- Easy to grow, low maintenance, relatively pest, and disease free, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, and blends nicely with any other annuals or perennials for the best effect!
- Tends to be ignored by deer and rabbits.
- May be grown from seeds, starting indoors 10 weeks prior to the last spring frost date.
- Deadhead to encourage new blooms, but let some reseed.
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Requirements
| Hardiness | 3
– 11 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones | 1
– 12 |
| Plant Type | Annuals |
| Plant Family | Salvia - Sage |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
| Height | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
| Spread | 10" – 1' (25cm – 30cm) |
| Spacing | 9" – 12" (22cm – 30cm) |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Attracts | Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |
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Requirements
| Hardiness | 3
– 11 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones | 1
– 12 |
| Plant Type | Annuals |
| Plant Family | Salvia - Sage |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
| Height | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
| Spread | 10" – 1' (25cm – 30cm) |
| Spacing | 9" – 12" (22cm – 30cm) |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Attracts | Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |
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