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Mountain Sage 'San Carlos Festival' (Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival')

San Carlos Festival Sage
San Carlos Festival flowers
San Carlos Festival foliage
San Carlos Festival habit

Overview

Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival' is a hybrid mountain sage (also called Baby Sage, Small-leaved Sage) selected by Yucca Do Nursery. It forms a dense, rounded shrub with small, glossy green leaves and profuse, vibrant magenta-red flowers over a long season from spring to frost.

Taxonomy

  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • Genus: Salvia
  • Species: microphylla
  • Cultivar: 'San Carlos Festival'
  • Hybridizer: Yucca Do Nursery

Garden Performance

Heat and drought tolerant, thriving in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil. Grows 2–3 feet tall and wide. Evergreen in mild winters. Excellent for borders, containers, and hummingbird gardens. Light pruning maintains shape.

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