Salvia regla | Mountain Sage. Originated in … Chisos Mountains, Texas to Mexico | Shrub
Salvia regla 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 … Light 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 regla is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Salvia regla so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Salvia regla mountain sage is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Salvia regla | Mountain 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 regla has a good supply of nectar that hummingbirds feed on. Mountain sage can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 10° Fahrenheit. This plant grows well in average soils. Light shade is needed for this species to do its best. It prefers well drained soils.
Salvia regla will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Salvia regla is a woody perennial. Blossoms appear in September and continue through November. The blossoms are usually either red or rose.
In the Northern Hemisphere Salvia regla starts to bloom around 09,01 blooming stops about 11,30
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 6' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between 4' and 5'
"Hummingbird Gardens: Turning your yard into hummingbird heaven", Stephen W. Kress, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 2000.