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red sage question

151949 — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:37:56 GMT

My DH asked me to plant a couple pots with red sage so I did. I never planted these flowers before so I need to ask -- when the flowers die off am I supposed to deadhead them? Like geraniums or petunias. Also - do they get any fuller or just grow taller. If they aren't going to get any fuller I need to add something else to the pots to fill them out.

Re: red sage question

Kachina624 — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 21:01:21 GMT

There are dozens of types of sages. Do you have a picture of the one you got? Most are not dead-headed. When I googled it I got a plant, a salvia, we call autumn sage. It grows into a small bush 3' high at most and 2-3' wide. They are cold hardy here but I don't know about Pa.

Re: red sage question

goldensrbest — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 22:00:50 GMT

If it is red salvia, yes i would put either white flowers with it, or yellow.

Re: red sage question

GenXmuse — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:24:38 GMT

Probably best to check a gardening website or google like kachina did.

Re: red sage question

151949 — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 14:58:01 GMT

The little tag called them red sage but , yes, they are red salvia. No wonder I could not find them when I googled, I was calling them the wrong thing. They do require deadheading and a lot of fertilizer it seems.

Re: red sage question

Allegheny — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 17:54:27 GMT

I have seen blue lobelia paired with red salvia. Dusty miller also looks good.

Both are readily available this time of year.

Re: red sage question

goldensrbest — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:36:19 GMT

@Allegheny wrote:
I have seen blue lobelia paired with red salvia. Dusty miller also looks good.
Both are readily available this time of year.

Yes, i see that alot it is pretty.