Every year this salvia impresses me more and more. I remember the spring after I first planted it. It was just a bare stick with no life at all until just when I was about to give up on it, almost in summer, it sprang to life with very long vermillion blossoms.
Now it seems to come to life earlier but the late summer and early fall is still the season that it blooms the best. It blooms in time for the hummingbird migration and they seem to appreciate it. It’s become quite a substantial plant too, about four feet tall and with a thick woody trunk. I wish I had chosen a better spot for it. It is not in a place where it is shown off to best advantage. But apparantly it likes it where it is and I doubt it would survive transplanting.
The name is said to come from the town of Regla, in the province of Hidalgo. It is native to northern Mexico and the Chiso Mountains.
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Those little blossoms are perfect hummingbird colors. What a delicate-looking shrub — very pretty.
I’m always amazed at the sturdiness and just plain “that dog’ll hunt” quality of salvias. This one’s particularly pretty. I can’t get a sense of scale from the photo–how big is it?
it is almost 5 feet tall.
WOW! I did not know salvia grew that tall!
I’ve never seen salvia that tall either. I always enjoy your pictures. NJ
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What about it’s cold hardiness?
It is definitely cold hardy through zone 8 and I’ve heard it may be hardy in parts of zone 7. It is a mountain plant so it can withstand some extremes of temperature.