Salvia jamensis California Sunset India Each sauromatum flower stalk is

Each sauromatum flower stalk is 3' tall and only 1" wide

500' elevation in the forested provinces just north of Beijing

organic soils make the best habitat

lightly fragrant

Butia odorata is the more cold tolerant (Southern Brazil

Salvia jamensis California Sunset India Each sauromatum flower stalk isWe picked up this Salvia hybrid in California under the incorrect name of Salvia macellaria. It turned out to be a splendid Salvia x jamensis hybrid that forms a 3' tall x 4' wide, woody stemmed, deer resistant, hummingbird acclaimed clump, topped in spring and again in fall with a superb show of flower spikes of an unusual peachy orange (RHS 31B) that extend just above the foliage. Maintenance: Salvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla