Radio Red Autumn Sage

Salvia greggii 'Radio Red' PP #26,362

Pronunciation: SAL-via gregg-EYE
SKU #40917
7-9

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With stunning crimson-red blooms over a long season, this salvia deserves a prominent location in a garden setting. More compact, with larger flowers than similar varieties such as Furman's Red. Kept lightly clipped, it can be utilized as a low informal hedge or as a single specimen in a border or container garden. An herbaceous perennial.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Allow soil to dry between waterings.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide.

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Bloom TimeSpring to late fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesAttracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Hedge
Design IdeasOf the many commercially available Salvia cultivars, the most similar in comparison to the new cultivar is 'Furman's Red', not patented. However, in side by side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of 'Furman's Red' in at least the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new cultivar are shorter than plants of 'Furman's Red'; and 2. Plants of the new cultivar have larger flowers than plants of 'Furman's Red'.
Flower ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsButterfly Bush (Buddleja); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Coneflower (Echinacea); Blue Fescue (Festuca); Sedum (Sedum)
Care InstructionsEasily grown in average, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Prune spent flowers to encourage repeat blooming. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
HistoryThis new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in Buellton, Calif. during the summer of 2008. Inventor: Scott Treyes, Arroyo Grande, California. The objective of the breeding program was the development of Salvia cultivars having large flowers and compact growth habits. It is the result of open-pollination, the female (seed) parent being Salvia hybrid 'Mes Azur' U.S. PP#21,097, characterized by its medium violet flowers, medium green foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit. The male (pollen) parent is unknown. The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the above stated open-pollination during November 2009 in a controlled environment in Buellton, California. U.S. Plant Patent #26,362 was issued in January, 2016.
Details
Bloom TimeSpring to late fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesAttracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Hedge
Design IdeasOf the many commercially available Salvia cultivars, the most similar in comparison to the new cultivar is 'Furman's Red', not patented. However, in side by side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of 'Furman's Red' in at least the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new cultivar are shorter than plants of 'Furman's Red'; and 2. Plants of the new cultivar have larger flowers than plants of 'Furman's Red'.
Flower ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsButterfly Bush (Buddleja); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Coneflower (Echinacea); Blue Fescue (Festuca); Sedum (Sedum)
Care
Care InstructionsEasily grown in average, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Prune spent flowers to encourage repeat blooming. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
History
HistoryThis new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in Buellton, Calif. during the summer of 2008. Inventor: Scott Treyes, Arroyo Grande, California. The objective of the breeding program was the development of Salvia cultivars having large flowers and compact growth habits. It is the result of open-pollination, the female (seed) parent being Salvia hybrid 'Mes Azur' U.S. PP#21,097, characterized by its medium violet flowers, medium green foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit. The male (pollen) parent is unknown. The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the above stated open-pollination during November 2009 in a controlled environment in Buellton, California. U.S. Plant Patent #26,362 was issued in January, 2016.

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