Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing'

Also Known As

Wild Thing Autumn Sage

Plant type

perennial, herb

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 3'

planting zones

6a-10b

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Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing' plant details

Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial herb with green foliage. In fall, spring and summer pink flowers emerge. Attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Does well in average, gritty and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing'

Plant type: perennial herb
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 3 FT wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: floriferous, fragrant foliage, long-blooming, rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Watering frequency: occasional
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average, gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing' is a fast growing selection with cherry pink flowers with deep purple calyces. It will bloom constantly with hundreds of flowers from June to November driving you, your garden visitors and butterflies and hummingbirds wild with luscious colour (and nectar). Makes a super easy and appealing container plant for the patio or the sunny border. Plant in full sun in hot dry spots with well-drained soils. Should be hardy to zone 5b.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Plant aficionado Tom Peace helped establish this lavishly hued, west Texan's notoriety. Quick to grow, full of vigor and more tolerant of cold, damp winters than most other greggii species, 'Wild Thing's leafy, good-looking form presents lustrous green foliage and droves of vivid cherry-pink flowers with contrasting wine-colored calyxes. Plant next to Agastache 'Apricot Sunrise' and Verbascum 'Sixteen Candles' for a wild, long blooming vignette.