Salvia microphylla San Carlos Festival China with vertical bands of white

with vertical bands of white and green

The delicate

200' elevation

Flowers are pale lavender on 30" scapes in late spring

These should only be attempted by advanced gardeners

Salvia microphylla San Carlos Festival China with vertical bands of whiteThis 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