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Salvia mexicana 'Limelight' (Mexican Sage) - Evergreen, herbaceous perennial/ subshrub with tall stems, up to 6 feet + and 2-3 feet wide with light gray-green foliage that clothes the entire plant, providing a full appearance and holding an outstanding show of violet-blue flowers emerging from chartreuse green calyces from late summer through fall.
Works well in full sun to light shade where it is best with moderate water during the growing season and while thriving on more ample water and fertilizer, the stems can then become even more fragile. Protect from hard freezes but root hardy to around 20 degrees. Prune heavily in late spring and moderately throughout summer to maintain good form.
This is a lovely cultivar of the species that comes from the Queretaro Province in central Mexico. It was Introduced by the botanist Robert Ornduff in 1978 at the University of California Botanical Garden in Berkeley where he was director. We first received this attractive plant in 1998 from Steve Brigham of Buena Creek Nursery and have grown it ever since.
Information displayed on this page about Salvia mexicana 'Limelight' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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