Salvia microphylla San Carlos Festival China When winter temperatures drop below

When winter temperatures drop below 10 degrees F

with vertical bands of white and green

Flowers are pale lavender on 30" scapes in late spring

At this time the shrubs are cut back by a half to two thirds to remove the dead tops of the plant

Salvia microphylla San Carlos Festival China When winter temperatures drop belowThis 1997 Yucca Do introduction was discovered 5 years earlier in Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the village of San Carlos at 3,800'. Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival' was the best of a population in full flower in October. This compact grower (2' tall x 3' wide) has proven to be the most floriferous selection we have grown in our gardens. The clump is adorned with hundreds of red violet (RHS 66A) flowers celebrated by hummingbirds from early May