Salvia jamensis California Sunset India with reports indicating hardiness of

with reports indicating hardiness of Zone 5

500' elevation in the forested provinces just north of Beijing

Sitting between the two leaves on a short stalk is a 3-4" tall purple and white striped pitcher

'Big Blue' makes a more open clump resembling A

Each sauromatum flower stalk is 3' tall and only 1" wide

Salvia jamensis California Sunset India with reports indicating hardiness ofWe picked up this Salvia hybrid in California under the incorrect name of Salvia macellaria. It turned out to be a splendid Salvia x jamensis hybrid that forms a 3' tall x 4' wide, woody stemmed, deer resistant, hummingbird acclaimed clump, topped in spring and again in fall with a superb show of flower spikes of an unusual peachy orange (RHS 31B) that extend just above the foliage. Maintenance: Salvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla