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Products > Salvia 'Wendy's Wish' PP21,889   Salvia 'Wendy's Wish' PP21,889 - Wendy's Wish Sage     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (Mints) Origin: Garden Origin Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Red Bloomtime: Spring/Fall Height: 3-4 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F Salvia 'Wendy's Wish' PP21,889 (Wendy's Wish Sage) - An evergreen shrub with compact growth to about 3 to 4 feet tall by 3 feet wide with mid-dark green colored leaves have serrated margins along dark maroon stems. Rising above the foliage from spring through fall are the unique tubular flowers with fluted tips. The flower corolla characteristics seem to more resemble Salvia buchananii in color, which is a deep purplish red and flower size with a flower calyx that is pinkish brown, more like Salvia splendens. Plant in full sun. Irrigate occasionally to regularly. Hardy to 25F. A nice plant for a container or in border plantings. The plant appeared as a spontaneous garden hybrid beneath a plant of Salvia mexicana 'Lolly' in the Victoria, Australia garden of Salvia enthusiast Wendy Smith. We have heard that it is Ms. Smith's wish that part of the proceeds from this plant go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation so the name “Wendy's Wish” is particularly fitting. We first received this plant for trial from PlantHaven in September 2007 and it was released in the US at the beginning of the summer of 2009 with a debut at the spring PlantHaven Pack Trials in Carpinteria, CA. It received U.S. Plant Patent number 21,889 on April 26, 2011.  Information displayed on this page about  Salvia 'Wendy's Wish' PP21,889 is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]