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Autumn Sage 'La Luna' (Salvia × jamensis 'La Luna')

La Luna Sage
La Luna flowers

Overview

Salvia × jamensis 'La Luna' is a hybrid Autumn Sage (Cherry Sage) with beautiful, pale creamy-yellow flowers. It forms a compact, woody-based shrub with small, aromatic green leaves. Blooms from spring to fall. A lovely addition to moon gardens and pastel borders.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: × jamensis
Cultivar: 'La Luna'

Garden Use

Full sun, well-drained soil, low water. Grows 2–3 feet tall and wide. More cold hardy than many S. greggii cultivars. Excellent for borders, rock gardens, and containers. Attracts hummingbirds.

Salvias: Salvia greggii: Autumn Sage with Colorful Flowers for Dry Gardens; Autumn Sage 'Moonlight' (Salvia greggii 'Moonlight'); Hybrid Sage 'Scarlet Spires' (Salvia 'Scarlet Spires'); Autumn Sage 'Cherry Queen' (Salvia greggii 'Cherry Queen'); Autumn Sage 'Rosea' (Salvia greggii 'Rosea'); Salvia muelleri 'Royal Purple' – Autumn Sage with Regal Color; Salvia greggii 'Black Cherry' (Autumn Sage); Salvia greggii 'Sungold' (Autumn Sage); Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii): Drought-Tolerant Hummingbird Favorite; Autumn Squill (Scilla autumnalis): Fall-Blooming Blue Stars

Garden Articles

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Autumn Sage 'Cherry Chief' (Salvia greggii 'Cherry Chief')

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Silver Sage 'Artemis' (Salvia argentea 'Artemis')

Forsythia Sage 'Dunham' (Salvia madrensis 'Dunham')

Salvia mexicana 'Snowflake' (Mexican Sage)

Salvia mexicana 'Tula' (Mexican Sage)

Plants

Salvia madrensis: Forsythia Sage with Yellow Flowers

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Salvia greggii 'San Takao' – Autumn Sage with Japanese Name

Salvia greggii 'Desert Blaze' – Bicolor Autumn Sage

Salvia greggii 'Lipstick' – Vivid Red Autumn Sage

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