forsythia sage
Salvia madrensis
USDA zones7 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 7 feet tall4 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Forsythia sage (Salvia madrensis) is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Yellow flowers open in early to late autumn and again in early to late winter, and butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer tend to pass it by. Its clumping form grows fast and reaches well over head height.
Pairs well with Blue mistflower, Society garlic, and Mondo grass.
Native range
Northwestern Mexico.