{"id":2757,"date":"2016-08-28T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2757"},"modified":"2016-08-21T14:10:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T18:10:19","slug":"furmans-red-sage-for-long-blooming-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/08\/28\/furmans-red-sage-for-long-blooming-period\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Furman\u2019s Red\u2019 Sage For Long Blooming Period"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Salvia<\/a>

Salvia ‘Furman’s Red’<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Salvia<\/a>

Salvia ‘Furman’s Red’<\/p><\/div>\n

Texas sage (Salvia greggii<\/em>) is a low bushy native perennial or woody shrub. It\u00a0is native to Texas south to Mexico and varieties come\u00a0in white, red and purple.\u00a0It has proven to be exceptionally cold hardy\u00a0(USDA hardiness zones 5b-9).<\/p>\n

Furman’s Red sage is a superior cultivar here in the Southern Appalachian region.Flowering is best in spring, less so in summer, and finishes with a superb show in the fall.<\/p>\n

Furman\u2019s Red salvia demands sunlight (6 hours minimum) and a well drained garden soil. It\u00a0tolerates a wide range of soils, wanting only\u00a0good\u00a0drainage. Feed a slow release fertilizer such as Osmocote\u00ae or Nutricote\u00ae at planting time or in early spring. An alternative fertilizing plan\u00a0is to apply Miracle-Gro\u00ae, or Schultz\u00ae every 4-6 weeks according to package directions.<\/p>\n

Plants grow\u00a0upwards of 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. From late spring, \u00a0summer and early fall, this\u00a0long-flowering\u00a0salvia\u00a0is topped with bright red two-lipped flowers. Leaves are soft green. Foliage\u00a0is mostly deciduous, but foliage remains green over mild winters in zone 6 Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Tidy up\u00a0old plants\u00a0in early spring and cut back in summer to stimulate a second flush of flowers. Follow a regular watering schedule in the first growing season to develop a deep, extensive root system. Added irrigation encourages repeat blooming\u00a0in hot dry summers.<\/p>\n

The minty fragrance of the flowers attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. Texas sage is deer and rabbit resistant.<\/p>\n

Furman’s Red salvia is a 2005 Plant Select Winner. Available is limited to on-line native plant nurseries such as High Country Gardens in New Mexico (mailing address 2438 Shelburne Road Suite 1, Shelburne, VT 05482).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Texas sage (Salvia greggii) is a low bushy native perennial or woody shrub. It\u00a0is native to Texas south to Mexico and varieties come\u00a0in white, red and purple.\u00a0It has proven to be exceptionally cold hardy\u00a0(USDA hardiness zones 5b-9). Furman’s Red sage is a superior cultivar here in the Southern Appalachian region.Flowering is best in spring, less […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,1218,707,747,1319,749,778,645,806,800,665,1012,774,745,551,627,625,843,1060,601,729,777,630,705,706,646,852,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757"}],"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=2757"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8996,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757\/revisions\/8996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}