Salvia guaranitica | Anise Sage. Originated in … South America | Shrub
Salvia guaranitica belongs to the plant family LAMIACEĈ and Genus Salvia This Shrub prefers Well drained soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
People create special hummingbird or "hummer" gardens. Hummingbirds feed by site and tend to fly in the same areas. There is a term for these routes called traplinings. Consider hummingbird plants that flower at different times. Do not use pesticides since hummingbirds eat the plant insects as a source of protein. Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell and rely upon sight and high nectar producing plants. Salvia guaranitica is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Salvia guaranitica so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Salvia guaranitica anise sage is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Salvia guaranitica | Anise Sage is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Salvia guaranitica has flowers that hummingbirds love to feed on. Anise sage can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 10° Fahrenheit. Full sun to partial shade is needed for this plant to do its best. It likes well drained soils.
Salvia guaranitica will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Salvia guaranitica is a woody perennial. Flowers: Anise sage has 1" long tubular flowers with lipped end. Blooms appear for a 6 month period from June through November. The flowers are typically of a purple color.
Salvia guaranitica | Anise Sage is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is purple. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: 1" long tubular flowers with lipped end
In the Northern Hemisphere Salvia guaranitica starts to bloom around 06,01 blooming stops about 11,30
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Hummingbird Gardens: Turning your yard into hummingbird heaven", Stephen W. Kress, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 2000.