Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon'

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 4'

planting zones

7a-9b

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Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon' plant details

Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In fall and summer pink and red flowers emerge. Attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Grows well with sun and occasional water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 4 FT wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: pink and red blooms in fall and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon'

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

“Exuberant” best describes the way extra large, deep watermelon-pink flowers dress up this robust, relatively cold resistant Salvia. Collected by Don Mahoney at 7000 ft. on Mexico’s Mt. Cerro Potosi, ‘Wild Watermelon’ not only boasts boisterously colored blooms with white-marked throats but neat good-looking foliage and a hardy crown that spreads by layering itself. Most abundant in spring and fall and only sporadically over the summer, its high-spirited floral hues invite a glance either spotlighted in a favorite pot, or backed by white blooming Cistus in the mixed border.