Salvia greggii

Taxobox
name = "Salvia greggii"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Salvia greggii" 'Coronado Pink'
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lamiaceae
genus = "Salvia"
species = "S. greggii"
binomial = "Salvia greggii"
binomial_authority = Gray

"Salvia greggii", commonly known as Autumn Sage, is a species of sage (genus "Salvia") native to Texas and Mexico. A shrub that can reach 3 feet in height and diameter, it will grow in poor soils and is much used in landscaping.

The flowers of the species are normally red, but a variety of cultivars have been produced, with shades from white to pink, as well as salmon, fuchsia and purple.

References

* [http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/salviagreg.htm TAMU page on Salvia greggii]