Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' PP17977

Also Known As

Golden Delicious Pineapple Sage

Plant type

shrub, perennial

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

9a-11

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Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' PP17977 plant details

Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' PP17977 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial shrub with chartreuse and gold foliage. In fall red flowers emerge. Attracts beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' PP17977

Plant type: perennial shrub
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous chartreuse and gold
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: red blooms in fall
Uses: award-winning, border plant, container plant, floriferous, fragrant foliage, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' PP17977

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Just about perfection, this chartreuse leaved salvia has a superb pineapple fragrance and flavor, an even mounded habit and pristine foliage unmarked by disease, insects and avoided by deer! In fall the ruby red flower spikes attract butterflies and hummingbirds. A recent find as a natural variant in a group of green-leaved plants- what God has created, man has patented.

By: Select Seeds

Beautiful, pinaepple scented, golden yellow foliage provides the perfect backdrop for the vibrant display of tubular red blooms! A wonderful addition to the perennial garden.

By: Almost Eden

An Intrinsic Introduction! Limey yellow foliage that smells like pineapple and looks good all year reaching 42"+. If kept from frost will bloom scarlet red at the end of October. Full sun to light shade. Well drained or even wet soil. Part of the Proven Winners line.

By: Intrinsic Perennial Gardens

This selection of Pineapple Sage flaunts lemon yellow aromatic foliage all season long, and at the very end of the growing season in September and October, sends forth spires of bright red flowers. Grows 2-3' tall.