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Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' (Pineapple sage 'Golden Delicious')
1 hour care
per year
per year
1.2m
Max height
Max height
0.9m
Max spread
Max spread
1-2 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious'
Other names
Pineapple sage 'Golden Delicious', Golden-leaved pineapple sage 'Golden Delicious', Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' (Rockin' Series)
Genus
Salvia Salvia
Variety or Cultivar
'Golden Delicious' _ 'Golden Delicious' is a tender, upright, bushy, deciduous perennial or semi-evergreen subshrub, often grown as an annual, with oblong to ovate, toothed, aromatic, golden-yellow to yellow-green leaves and loose, open whorls of scarlet flowers from late summer into autumn.
Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' is: Semi evergreen
Fragrance
Foliage is pineapple-scented
Habit
Bushy, Upright
Flower
Scarlet in Summer; Scarlet in Autumn
Foliage
Golden-yellow, Yellow-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
Generally disease-free
General care
Pruning
Removing spent flower spikes will encourage further flowers
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' (Pineapple sage 'Golden Delicious') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.9m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Cultivation
Grow in light, humus-rich, moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Flowers best when it receives regular moisture. As it is tender, it may be grown as an annual or grown in a glasshouse or conservatory.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Companion plants
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Botanical name
Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious'
Other names
Pineapple sage 'Golden Delicious', Golden-leaved pineapple sage 'Golden Delicious', Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' (Rockin' Series)
Genus
Salvia Salvia
Variety or Cultivar
'Golden Delicious' _ 'Golden Delicious' is a tender, upright, bushy, deciduous perennial or semi-evergreen subshrub, often grown as an annual, with oblong to ovate, toothed, aromatic, golden-yellow to yellow-green leaves and loose, open whorls of scarlet flowers from late summer into autumn.
Native to
Guatemala, Mexico
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Fragrance
Foliage is pineapple-scented
Habit
Bushy, Upright
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Colour
Flower
Scarlet in Summer; Scarlet in Autumn
Foliage
Golden-yellow, Yellow-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
Generally disease-free
General care
Pruning
Removing spent flower spikes will encourage further flowers
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' (Pineapple sage 'Golden Delicious') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.9m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Cottage/Informal, Greenhouse, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Cultivation
Grow in light, humus-rich, moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Flowers best when it receives regular moisture. As it is tender, it may be grown as an annual or grown in a glasshouse or conservatory.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
USDA zones
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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