Botanical Name: Salvia elegans
Common Name: Pineapple sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape sprawling, rounded, loosely constructed herb with a fairly sparse appearance if not regularly pinched
Height 2 to 3'
Spread 2 to 4'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil prefers a well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24) may be damaged by hard frost
 
Morphology:
Leaves elliptical to lanceolate, to 3" long with a purple cast to the margins, petioles and stems, gray pubescent beneath; has a fruity odor
Flowers loose spikes of tubular, scarlet flowers in fall
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings any time
 
Usage:
filler plant in perennial beds, use foliage for a more fruit-scented seasoning than S. officinalis; mixes well with other drought tolerant plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering fairly drought-tolerant when established, takes regular watering
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release at planting
Pruning pinch back regularly to encourage bushiness, maintain shape
Pests/Diseases root rot in poorly drained areas
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Mexico
Family: Lamiaceae

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