Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosi'
(Baby Sage)
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Discovered in Mexico
Discovered By - Discovered by J. Compton, J. D'Arcy, and M. Rix
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 90cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: An Evergreen, woody Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Aromatic, mid-green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape and have finely toothed margins. Vivid magenta-pink flowers have a tubular 2-lipped shape with a prominent notch on the lower petal of each Bloom. The flowers are held on long Racemes and produced over a long period from early summer into late autumn. Attractive to bees and butterflies. This cultivar was named for the mountain on which it was discovered, Cerro Potosi in Mexico.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Vibrant magenta-pink flowers are tubular 2-lipped in shape and have purple caylces. Each bloom has a notch at the base of the lower petal. The flowers are held in long racemes and produced over a long period from June into November.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Tubular 2-lipped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Aromatic, mid-green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape and have serrate margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright stems that become woody at the base with age.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.