Wendy's Wish Salvia is a compact upright clumping herbaceous annual with full light green foliage. Tall burgundy spikes with tiny two-lipped vibrant pink flowers bloom throughout summer until frost attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Flowers best in full sun and moist well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
Type: |
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Origins: |
Australia |
Height: |
2' - 4' |
Spread: |
2’ - 3' |
Spacing: |
2.5' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
9 - 11 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for scale and whitefly. Some susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spot, and rust.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Shasta Daisy, Coneflower, Aster
IMAGES: cultivar413, 160722 180 Chi Bot Gdn Crescent Gdn - ..., (2) Krzysztof Golik, Salvia Wendy's Wish in Botanischer Garten Muenster, CC BY 4.0, (3 ) cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, 190909 098 Chicago Botanic Gdn - Circle Garden, Salvia 'Wendy's Wish', Pentas Butterfly™ Deep Pink, Brugmansia x candida Pink Angel's Trumpet (48861122423), CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown