red sage question

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

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.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

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.

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goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

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

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GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

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

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

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.