Salvia 'Amante'
Salvia 'Amante' is a stunning hybrid with dramatic black stems and calyces with hot red and magenta flowers.
Description:
'Amante' is a stunning cross of Salvia guaranitica with S. gesneriifolia with dramatic black stems and calyces that produce hot red and magenta flowers. The plants will bloom from early summer through to frost and attract tons of hummingbirds. A sister cultivar to 'Amistad'. Use as a dramatic summer planting in the garden or pots. Treat as an annual or overwinter indoors in greenhouse, house, or garage keeping just above freezing. Could overwinter in coastal BC in protected spots where it is mulched heavily.
Common Name: Sage
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-10
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour: Black
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: In sunny sites, dry meadows, rocky slopes, scrub, light woodland and moist grassland.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
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