Salvia Pink Sunday (Salvia hormiunum pink sunday)
Regular price $9.99 Save $-9.99Painted Sage 'Pink Sunday' (Salvia viridis, syn. S. horminum) | $9.99 | 4-inch pot
🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Non-native annual (Mediterranean) • USDA Growing Zones: Grown as an ANNUAL in all zones • Height: 18-24 inches • Spread: 10-12 inches
🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Early summer through frost • Colors: Carmine to rose-pink veined bracts; tiny cream flowers with a rose lip • Flower Type: Showy papery bracts stacked in tiers up the spike — color lasts for weeks • Bloom Period: June-October
☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun; tolerates light part shade • Water: Moderate — water when the top inch dries • Soil: Average, well drained, humus-rich; dislikes waterlogging • Spacing: 10-12 inches apart
🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Finches pick at the ripe seed • Native Bees: Good — small native bees and bumblebees work the tiny true flowers • Butterflies: Light nectar value • Beneficial Insects: Mint-family flowers feed hoverflies & small predatory wasps
🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant out after frost; seed needs light to germinate — do not cover • Summer: Pinch tips for branching; cut spikes for bouquets to keep it producing • Fall: Let a few spikes set seed for volunteers; pull after frost • Winter: Not hardy — the plant dies; collect and store seed
🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:
- Cosmos
- Zinnia
- Bachelor Buttons
- Celosia
✨ Unique Characteristics: • Color comes from bracts, so the display lasts far longer than flowers • Premier fresh AND dried cut flower — holds color when dried • Fast from seed, blooming in 10-12 weeks • Aromatic foliage deer usually skip • Reliably self-sows • Note: a true annual