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Mexican bush sage growing experience

KPoff
KPoff
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Hello everyone. I’m looking for anyone’s experience on growing Mexican bush sage (salvia leucantha). I just planted a few in zone 8 west Texas (the colder area of west Texas) Midland area. I know they are rated as a zone 8 plant and I’ve read they are fully hardy in 7b/8a in the southeast but was curious anyone else’s experience on them. I know they are not evergreen here but hoping they will come back reliably each year. I have them in full sun and well drained, fertile soil so those boxes are checked.

3 hours ago, KPoff said:

Hello everyone. I’m looking for anyone’s experience on growing Mexican bush sage (salvia leucantha). I just planted a few in zone 8 west Texas (the colder area of west Texas) Midland area. I know they are rated as a zone 8 plant and I’ve read they are fully hardy in 7b/8a in the southeast but was curious anyone else’s experience on them. I know they are not evergreen here but hoping they will come back reliably each year. I have them in full sun and well drained, fertile soil so those boxes are checked.

Pretty easy Salvia sp.    While you don't see tons of it here like you do back in CA,  have seen plenty of specimens locally.  Likes some shade here. 

Noted,  correctly ID'ed specimens as far north as St. Louis on iNat,   so you shouldn't have issues w/ cold  ...As long as you keep it on the drier side.  Since it likely will be dormant at that time?   no reason to be watering it anyway.  

Could top the dormant  crown w/ leaves / etc. light mulch  to add an extra layer of protection during the coldest months as well. 




 

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