| Description | Salvia Mirage series is a group of of tender Salvia with many bold colors that will bloom all most continually through out the summer. A tender perennial in the south and used as annual in the north. |
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| Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-a) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 7a-9b |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | well drained, average |
| Growing Media | average |
| Temperature | heat tolerant, light frost tolerant, 0 degrees F |
| Flowers | many bold colors such as: deep purple, salmon, white, cherry red, deep pink, neon rose, pink, soft pink, violet and cream., flowers borne on a raceme, florets start at the bottom of the raceme, after continual flowers throughout the growing season the raceme will be long and with only a few florets blooming at the apex |
| Fruit | seed capsules |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 12-14 by 12-16 inch (HS), will vary depending of the cultivar, all are self branching, mounding growth habit |
| Maintenance | some pruning to keep shape and remove spent flower stalks |
| Propagation | all are protected by plant patents, cuttings |
| Native Site | Species plant Salvia greggii is a shrubby native of Mexico and southernmost states of USA |
| Cultivar Origin | Darwin Perennials |
| Misc Facts | aka Autumn Salvia |
| Author's Notes | Although I have not grown this particular plant, I have grown some different cultivars of the tender perennial Salvia. All have a long season of bloom and are on the easy side to grow. As the season starts to wind down and there becomes less light both in intensity and duration, the flowering of these plants becomes much less. You will end up with a long raceme with only a few flowers toward the apex. At this point in colder zones it is probably to late to prune back to increase the number of flowers. |
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