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Products > Salvia x jamensis 'Sierra de San Antonio'   Salvia x jamensis 'Sierra de San Antonio' - Sage       Habit and Cultural Information Category: Perennial Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (Mints) Origin: Southwest (U.S.) (North America) Flower Color: Peach Bloomtime: Spring/Fall Parentage: (S. greggii x S. microphylla) Height: 2-3 feet Width: 2-4 feet Exposure: Full Sun Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Salvia x jamensis 'Sierra de San Antonio' (Sage) - This sage grows to 30 inches tall by 3 feet wide with shiny elliptic leaves and pale yellow flowers that are blushed with peach through much of the year with peak bloom in early summer until first frost in fall. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to regularly - tolerant of overhead irrigation. Cold hardy to at least 20° F. Repeat bloom is encouraged by light tip pruning through summer months and trim dry stems and shape plants in early spring. In many respects it is similar to one of the Salvia greggii cultivars but is actually considered to be a hybrid between Salvia greggii and Salvia microphylla. This hybrid cross was described by the English botanist James Compton after plants of this parentage were collected near the village of Jame in the Coahuila province in 1991. It can be found in areas were the two species overlap in the Sierra Madre Occidentale in Coahuila and neighboring San Luis Potosi between 6,500 and 9,800 feet. In 1988, prior to Compton's naming of this hybrid, Carl Schoenfeld and John Fairey collected plants in this area and introduced several at Yucca Do Nursery, including this cultivar, which we have been growing since 1994.  The information on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources as well as from observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery, in the nursery's garden and in other gardens that we have observed it in. We also will incorporate comments received from others and always appreciate getting feedback of any kind from those who have additional information, particularly if this information is contrary to what we have written or includes additional cultural tips that might aid others in growing Salvia 'Sierra de San Antonio'.     [MORE INFO]