Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Houseplants >> Plants for Details >> Salvias

Mountain Sage 'Wild Watermelon' (Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon')

Wild Watermelon Sage
Wild Watermelon flowers

Overview

Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon' is a vibrant hybrid mountain sage (also called Baby Sage, Small-leaved Sage) with large, watermelon-pink flowers. It forms a bushy, rounded shrub with small, aromatic green leaves. The bloom season extends from spring through fall, with heaviest flushes in spring and fall.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: microphylla
Cultivar: 'Wild Watermelon'
Synonym: Salvia grahamii

Culture

Full sun to part shade, well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established. Grows 2–3 feet tall and wide. Evergreen in mild winters. Prune lightly to shape. Excellent for borders, containers, and hummingbird gardens.

Salvias: Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips': Bicolor Red and White Flowers on a Compact Shrub; Salvia 'Maraschino': Hybrid Bush Sage with Cherry-Red Flowers; Salvia miniata: Belize Sage with Scarlet Flowers; Mountain Sage 'San Carlos Festival' (Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival'); Wild Sage (Salvia hians); Mountain Sage 'Jame' (Salvia regla 'Jame'); Mountain Sage (Salvia regla); Hybrid Mountain Sage 'Mesa Azure' (Salvia 'Mesa Azure'); Mountain Sage 'Orange Door' (Salvia microphylla 'Orange Door'); Salvia 'Hot Lips' (Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'): Bicolor Red-and-White Blooms

Garden Articles

Pitcher Sage 'Grandiflora' (Salvia azurea var. grandiflora)

Hybrid Sage 'Purple Majesty' (Salvia 'Purple Majesty')

Hybrid Sage 'Waverly' (Salvia 'Waverly')

Hybrid Sage 'Ultra Violet' (Salvia 'Ultra Violet')

Wild Sage (Salvia muirii)

Hybrid Sage 'Starlight' (Salvia 'Starlight')

Salvia 'Rosebud' (Pink Hybrid Sage)

Plants

Salvia 'Wendy's Wish': Hybrid Sage with Magenta Flowers for a Cause

Salvia pachyphylla: Mohave Sage with Purple Flowers and Silver Foliage

Salvia darcyi: Fiery Sage with Bright Red Flowers

Salvia 'Phyllis Fancy': Hybrid Sage with Long Lavender Spikes

Hybrid Mexican Sage 'Raspberry Royale' (Salvia × jamensis 'Raspberry Royale')

Salvia evansiana (Snow Mountain Sage)

Salvia scordifolia (Scordy Sage / Wild Sage)