Littleleaf Sage
Salvia microphylla 'Deltoid'
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Salvia microphylla 'Deltoid' is a shrubby form of the littleleaf or baby sage grown for warm salmon-coral flowers and neat, triangular, deltoid leaves. The small tubular blooms open over a long season and read as a soft coral against the fine, glossy foliage, a gentler tone than the hot scarlet of many littleleaf sages.
The little leaves that give the species its name carry the fresh, fruity, blackcurrant scent of the plant when brushed, and that scent has a use: in Mexico Salvia microphylla is known as mirto de monte, and the leaves are steeped into a refreshing blackcurrant-flavored tea, part of a long folk tradition touched on in the fields below.
Like the other shrubby sages, 'Deltoid' is easy and tough, drawing hummingbirds through a long bloom and shrugging off heat and drought once settled. The evergreen frame holds through mild winters, and a hard cut in late winter keeps the plant dense and floriferous.
Site Salvia microphylla 'Deltoid' in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil or sandy loam, in a xeric border, a rock garden, a native or pollinator bed, or a large container. The soft coral flowers pair easily with other sun lovers, from agastache and salvias to warm-season grasses, in dry, low-water plantings, and the plant asks little once established.
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 7–9
- Sun
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Mature size
- Height 1–3 Feet · Spread 2–4 Feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Seasonality
- Semi-Evergreen
Soft salmon-coral, tubular, two-lipped flowers over a long season; a hummingbird draw.
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