Salvia microphylla var.microphylla 'Newby Hall'
(Baby Sage 'Newby Hall')
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial, sub-shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 90cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A semi-Evergreen, sub-Shrubby Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Aromatic, pale to mid-green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape with a wrinkled texture and finely toothed margins. Bright red flowers are 2-lipped with one small, hooded upper lip and one larger and broader lower lip. The Blooms are held in upright Racemes and produced from late summer into late autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Bright red flowers are 2-lipped with one small, hooded upper lip and one larger and broader lower lip. Each bloom has a green calyx that is tinged with deep purple. The blooms are held in racemes on upright stems and are produced from August into November.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: 2-lipped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Aromatic, pale to mid-green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape with serrate margins and a wrinkled texture. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright stems that become woody with age.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.