Salvia greggii
Autumn Sage

Family: Lamiaceae

Very popular semi-evergreen shrub usually reaching about 3x3’. Usually flowers are red and can appear almost any time of year, especially in warm weather. There are many horticultural selections (usually selected for different flower colors) and hybrids.

Cut back when plants look rangy. Grow in full to part sun, with moderate water, hardy to 0° F.

Hummingbirds, butterflies, and other species use the nectar. Moth larval food plant for the Alfalfa Looper Moth (Autographa californica), Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba), Wavy-Lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata), the geometrid Pherne subpunctata, and the plume moth Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla.

There are 1045 species of Salvia all over the world. Salvia, the genus name, comes from the Latin word salveo, meaning 'be well' referring to the medicinal nature of many species in the genus. The species greggi is in honor of Josiah Gregg (1806-1850), a botanist and explorer who discovered the plant on an exploration through Texas.