Salvia greggii Sungold (Devon Cream)
Salvia greggii Sungold (Devon Cream)
Salvia greggii Sungold (Devon Cream)
Salvia greggii Sungold (Devon Cream)
Salvia greggii Sungold (Devon Cream)
Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage
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Description
The Salvia greggii 'Sungold', also marketed as Salvia 'Devon Cream', is an exceptionally bright variety of shrubby sage. This variety has dense vegetation and produces beautiful rounded volumes in the garden or on the terrace. Its small, delicate leaves are pleasantly aromatic and remain evergreen throughout winter. Its small pure yellow to cream yellow flowers bloom for several months until the first frost.
The 'Sungold' shrub sage is a horticultural selection. Its ancestor is Salvia greggii, also known as Texas White Sage. This aromatic plant is found in the mountains of eastern, western, and southern Mexico and southern Arizona. Its hardiness is rated at -9°C at its peak in well-drained soil. All sages belong to the Lamiaceae or Labiatae family.
The 'Sungold' sage is a ramified shrubby perennial plant with a bushy and spreading habit, as wide as it is tall. It will reach an average size of 60 cm in all directions. Nectariferous and melliferous flowering is particularly generous between May-June and October-November. It only stops in case of very dry soil or when frost arrives. The elongated flowers emerge from the foliage, grouped in spikes. They measure no more than 2 cm long, are soft and bright, and have a beautiful butter-yellow to cream-yellow colour. The foliage consists of small, delicate leaves 1 to 1.5 cm long, medium green colour, thick, aromatic, and slightly sticky, releasing potent fresh and tangy-smelling essential oil with heat. In an intense drought, the plant may partially lose its leaves without affecting its health. New buds and flower buds will develop as soon as the rains return.
This 'Sungold' shrubby sage will accompany the flowering of gauras and the creeping ceanothus 'Blue Diamond', as well as rosemary and rock bellflowers. But its association with autumn asters is fabulous: choose those that require little, such as Aster laevis, A. turbinellus or A. amellus. Shrubby potentillas and grasses will also create an elegant tableau with it. On the terrace, place it in a large pot next to an Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'; the contrast of colours and silhouettes is fantastic!
A delicious tea made with Salvia greggii leaves in Mexico is called 'mountain myrtle'.
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Botanical data
Salvia
greggii
Sungold (Devon Cream)
Lamiaceae
Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant Salvia greggii 'Sungold' preferably after spring frosts, in areas with borderline hardiness, but in September-October in hot and dry climates. Plant it in a light, ordinary, porous, rocky soil, even limestone, not too poor to support its flowering. This plant prefers well-sunny situations or, at worst, partial shade. It requires regular watering in autumn and spring to flower abundantly. In poor soil, incorporate a little well-rotted compost or leaf mould. Mulch it in winter, in the coldest regions, and isolate it from the cold as much as possible. Plant it in the warmest corner of the garden, in full sun, against a south-facing wall, on a rocky or sandy slope, or on any substrate that does not retain moisture, which would be fatal to it in winter. It tolerates pot cultivation wonderfully, allowing continental gardeners to store it away.
The hardiness of this variety is estimated at -9 °C.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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