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Salvia 'Desperado' (Hybrid Sage)

Salvia 'Desperado' – A Rugged Hybrid Sage

'Desperado' is a hybrid sage cultivar known for its toughness and profuse flowering. It produces spikes of vibrant purple-blue flowers over a long season, held above aromatic, gray-green foliage. This selection is bred to withstand heat, drought, and poor soils, living up to its name as a survivor in tough garden conditions.

Salvia 'Desperado' flowers

Salvia 'Desperado' plant

Salvia 'Desperado' close-up

Salvia 'Desperado' in garden

Taxonomy & Classification

Family:	Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Salvia (SAL-vee-uh)
Cultivar:	Desperado

Growing Tips

Full sun, lean, well-drained soil. Extremely drought-tolerant. Cut back in early spring. Hardy in USDA zones 7-10.

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