Cerro Potosí lemmon's sage
Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosí'
RHS AGM 2015
USDA zones7 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cerro Potosí' lemmon's sage (Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosí') is a plant for borders, pollinator gardens, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy or loamy soil. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn, and bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit this fragrant plant. Deer tend to browse other plants first. The arching plant also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Purple top, Creeping thyme, and Society garlic.