Salvia 'Fire Dancer' TM

Common Name:
Sage
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Geographic Origin:
Hybrid origin
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
24-30 inches
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Red
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to occasional watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15-20 degrees F.

This Suncrest hybrid is a bushy greggii (or x jamensis) type of moderate growth, ultimately 2 or more feet high. It has typical small greggii-like leaves but is well distinguished by its masses of vivid blossoms in summer and fall. The flowers are large for a greggii and colored a vivid orange-red throughout.