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Salvia 'Cool Cream' (Sage 'Cool Cream')
1 hour care
per year
per year
0.75m
Max height
Max height
0.5m
Max spread
Max spread
5-10 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Salvia 'Cool Cream'
Other names
Sage 'Cool Cream', Salvia greggii 'Cool Cream', Autumn sage 'Cool Cream', Gregg's sage 'Cool Cream', Texas sage 'Cool Cream', Cherry sage 'Cool Cream', Red Chihuahuan sage 'Cool Cream'
Genus
Salvia Salvia
Variety or Cultivar
'Cool Cream' _ 'Cool Cream' is an upright, bushy, evergreen sub-shrub or woody-based perennial with aromatic, ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, dark purple stems bearing terminal racemes of lightly fragrant, two-lipped, pink-flushed, creamy-white flowers with dark purple calyces.
Salvia 'Cool Cream' is: Evergreen
Fragrance
Foliage is aromatic
Habit
Bushy, Upright
Flower
Cream, Flushed pink in Summer; Flushed pink, Cream in Autumn
Foliage
Green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Leafhoppers , Slugs , Snails Leafhoppers , Slugs , Snails
Diseases
Generally disease-free
General care
Pruning
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Pruning group 9.
Propagation methods
Basal cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Salvia 'Cool Cream' (Sage 'Cool Cream') will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
Suggested uses
Mediterranean, Low Maintenance, Gravel, Cottage/Informal, Coastal, City, Bees (attract & feed bees), Beds and borders, Rock
Cultivation
Grow in light, humus-rich, moderately fertile, moist but free-draining soil in a sheltered, sunny position. May die back to the base in the coldest areas of its range.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Botanical name
Salvia 'Cool Cream'
Other names
Sage 'Cool Cream', Salvia greggii 'Cool Cream', Autumn sage 'Cool Cream', Gregg's sage 'Cool Cream', Texas sage 'Cool Cream', Cherry sage 'Cool Cream', Red Chihuahuan sage 'Cool Cream'
Genus
Salvia Salvia
Variety or Cultivar
'Cool Cream' _ 'Cool Cream' is an upright, bushy, evergreen sub-shrub or woody-based perennial with aromatic, ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, dark purple stems bearing terminal racemes of lightly fragrant, two-lipped, pink-flushed, creamy-white flowers with dark purple calyces.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Evergreen
Fragrance
Foliage is aromatic
Habit
Bushy, Upright
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Colour
Flower
Cream, Flushed pink in Summer; Flushed pink, Cream in Autumn
Foliage
Green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Leafhoppers , Slugs , Snails
Diseases
Generally disease-free
General care
Pruning
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Pruning group 9.
Propagation methods
Basal cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Salvia 'Cool Cream' (Sage 'Cool Cream') will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
Suggested uses
Mediterranean, Low Maintenance, Gravel, Cottage/Informal, Coastal, City, Bees (attract & feed bees), Beds and borders, Rock
Cultivation
Grow in light, humus-rich, moderately fertile, moist but free-draining soil in a sheltered, sunny position. May die back to the base in the coldest areas of its range.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
USDA zones
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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