Waterwise Plants for Perth Gardens

LAMIACEAE
Salvia greggii
Autumn Sage
[Image © John Colwill 2010]
[Image © John Colwill 2010]

Plant Notes
An evergreen shrub to as much as 1 m high and wide though often sprawling in habit. Green leaves and short flowering stems carrying red flowers in summer and autumn. Flower colour is variable. Red is the most common, however, many cultivars display other colours. (as pictured).

This is a WaterWise Perth Plant
Growth Habit
  Tree Shrub
  Groundcover   Climber
  Creeper   Palm
  Orchid   Succulent
  Strap-Leaves   Herbaceous

Lifespan
Perennial   Annual
  Biennial

Mature Plant Height (cm)
  less than 50 cm 50 to 100 cm
  100 to 200 cm   200 to 400 cm
  400 to 800 cm   more than 800 cm

Mature Plant Width (cm)
  less than 50 cm 50 to 100 cm
  100 to 200 cm   200 to 400 cm
  400 to 800 cm   more than 800 cm

Flower Colours
Red Pink
  White   Yellow
  Orange   Brown
  Grey   Cream
  Purple-Mauve   Green
  Blue   Violet
  Silver   Black

Flowering Season
  Spring Summer
Autumn   Winter

Garden Types
  Native Cottage
  Coastal Mediterranean
  Tropical

Uses
  Fruit   Nut
  Vegetable   Culinary Herb