Salvia greggii , Autumn Sage or Cherry Sage is a 3-4′ tall shrub with 1/2″-1″ leaves and 1″ rosy red spikelike flower clusters in late spring and summer (fall through spring in the desert). Drought tolerant near the coast. Can be sheared into a hedge. Also in pink and salmon varieties.
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