Given enough water and
sunlight Salvia wagneriana gets quite large. If it is kept on a
rather spartan diet Salvia wagneriana should be 6 feet tall and wide. It loves heat and
blooms nonstop until the frost sets it back. It is damaged at 25 F or so but will
recover from dips into the low 20's. It is native to the mountains of Central
America at an elevation of 4,000-6,500 feet. The climate there is warm and moist.
It will still bloom in light shade near the coast and in dry situations but really
prefers the moisture, heat and light. Salvia wagneriana is a great
addition to the hummingbird
garden.
High resolution images
of Salvia wagneriana are available.
