{"id":13318,"date":"2021-09-27T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=13318"},"modified":"2021-09-27T15:55:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T19:55:43","slug":"fuzzy-bolivian-sage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2021\/09\/27\/fuzzy-bolivian-sage\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuzzy Bolivian Sage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The large and bright fuzzy blossoms\u00a0of Bolivian Spearhead\u00a0Sage (<em>Salvia\u00a0oxyphora<\/em>), aka Fuzzy\u00a0Bolivian\u00a0Sage,\u00a0should catch your eye in late summer and early autumn. Equally attractive is the plant\u2019s lush tropical-like glossy green foliage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Salvia-oxyphora-Bolivian-salvia-3-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Salvia-oxyphora-Bolivian-salvia-3-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Salvia-oxyphora-Bolivian-salvia-3-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Salvia-oxyphora-Bolivian-salvia-3-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Fuzzy Bolivian Salvia (<em>Salvia oxyphora<\/em>) at Longwood Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This sage inhabits the edges of moist forests in the foothills of the Andes. It is grown as an annual in full sun in Northern climes during the summer. If grown in containers, you may opt to bring plant(s) indoors over the winter. It prefers midday shade in the hot summer climes in the southern U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This vigorous growing salvia can reach 4 feet high by summer&#8217;s end along with deep green tropical-like foliage. Numerous velvety hairs, almost invisible, cover the foliage.  Fuzzy deep pink tubular flowers emerge from short dense spikes atop the verdant foliage starting in late-spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Salvia-oxyphora-Bolivian-salvia-5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Salvia-oxyphora-Bolivian-salvia-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Salvia-oxyphora-Bolivian-salvia-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Salvia-oxyphora-Bolivian-salvia-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Velvety pink-red flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuzzy Bolivian sage prefers a well-drained, rich loamy, mildly acidic pH\u00a0soil, and\u00a0in full to partial sun.\u00a0Cut back stems once in late spring to develop better branched plants. If sown from seeds, start them indoors 6-8 weeks before last spring frost date. Plants are not commonly available for purchase at U.S. garden centers. Fertilize plants at planting time and once again in mid-summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salvias are rarely troubled by very few serious disease and insect pests. Plants may be susceptible to downy and powdery mildew if the planting is crowded or poorly sunlit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salvia&#8217;s attractive tubular flowers  are valued by hummingbirds, bees and butterflies for their pollen and nectar. If salvias appear tired in late summer, shear the plants lightly, including the removal of the spent flowering spikes in order to encourage new growth and flowering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the northern portions of its hardiness range (Zone 8), cover crowns (plant bases) with a loose (non-packing) winter mulch such as pine straw. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The large and bright fuzzy blossoms\u00a0of Bolivian Spearhead\u00a0Sage (Salvia\u00a0oxyphora), aka Fuzzy\u00a0Bolivian\u00a0Sage,\u00a0should catch your eye in late summer and early autumn. Equally attractive is the plant\u2019s lush tropical-like glossy green foliage. This sage inhabits the edges of moist forests in the foothills of the Andes. It is grown as an annual in full sun in Northern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1439,657,1218,707,747,1319,749,521,778,645,882,1357,665,853,551,1571,843,1136,1059,601,729,1039,1578,777,630,646,113],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13318"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13318"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13330,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13318\/revisions\/13330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}