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Salvia reptans 'West Texas Form'

Salvia reptans West Texas form
West Texas Grass Sage, Creeping Sage

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Planted in autumn 2022, in a dry area with sandy soil (Plaine des Maures-Var for those who know), it has bravely endured a year of drought and watering restrictions, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees (104°F) this summer, to flower just a few days ago. Even more beautiful than in the picture, a deep blue that is rarely seen. I absolutely must plant more of them!

Laurence, 27/09/2023

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A tall perennial sage that forms an upright and airy clump, reaching a height of 90 cm (35in) to 1 m (3ft). Small flowers with a stunning cobalt blue colour bloom from late summer to autumn, on a very fine green foliage. This plant is ideally suited for well-drained soils, even poor and dry in summer, and shows a fair amount of tolerance in cultivation. It can be planted in full sun or partial shade, in rock gardens or borders. Hardiness: -15 °C in well-drained soil.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
1 m
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -18°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to October
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Description

The Salvia reptans 'West Texas Form' is a superb perennial sage native to the Texan mountains, known for its erect habit and remarkably colourful cobalt blue flowering. This rare cultivar delights with its fluid and light silhouette that comes alive in late summer with a mist of small flowers that catch the eye. Very useful in a garden without irrigation, perfect in rockeries, this plant is also hardy, rather accommodating and thrives in ordinary garden soil if properly drained. 

The Salvia reptans (synonym S.leptophylla) 'West Texas Form' was discovered in Texas in the Davis Mountains at an altitude of 1200m (3937ft). Like all salvias, it belongs to the lamiaceae family. Instead of spreading its vegetation on the ground like the usual type, this cultivar forms upright stems that assemble into a vigorous clump that will rise to 90cm (35in) or 1m (3ft) above the ground at flowering time. Its stems bear thin green leaves like needles, aromatic when crushed. Flowering begins in September and continues until the first frosts. At the tips of the leafy stems, loose spike-like inflorescences appear. The bilabiate flowers measure about 1cm (0in) and are intensely blue in colour. Honey-bearing and nectar-bearing, they are highly prized by butterflies and bees. 

The Salvia 'West Texas Form' is hardy enough to be planted in many regions, provided it benefits from well-drained soil. It excels on dry slopes, in rockeries, and in borders. For example, associate it with gauras, the Sunset Boulevard evening primrose, the Erigeron karvinskianus, and Californian poppies. Also, combine it with old roses and Nepeta faassenii, rose campions Lychnis coronaria, and light grasses (Stipa, Calamagrostis). Its uniquely blue flowers complement the stars of asters and stand out beautifully against the autumn foliage of Cotinus and spindle trees.

With over 900 species of annuals, perennials, and shrubs, distributed worldwide except in very cold regions and the tropical forest, the genus Salvia is the most diverse in the lamiaceae family. The name Salvia, dating back to Roman times, derives from the Latin salvus 'healthy' in reference to the medicinal properties of common sage.

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Salvia reptans 'West Texas Form' (Flowering) Flowering
Salvia reptans 'West Texas Form' (Foliage) Foliage
Salvia reptans 'West Texas Form' (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour blue
Flowering time September to November
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 1 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green
Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1 m
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Salvia

Species

reptans

Cultivar

West Texas form

Family

Lamiaceae

Other common names

West Texas Grass Sage, Creeping Sage

Origin

North America

Product reference158831

Planting and care

Install the Salvia 'West Texas Form' preferably in a well-drained soil that does not retain too much moisture in winter. Well adapted to rocky and rather poor terrains, this sage also adapts to ordinary garden soils that are not too clayey and compact. Limestone is not a problem. It well tolerates drought and withstands brief freezes of the order of -15°C (5°F). Plant in a location with very sunny exposure, but in hot and dry regions, this plant prefers the shade in the afternoon. It is a sober and undemanding plant, very floriferous, ideal in a natural garden. 

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to October

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -18°C (USDA zone 7a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 3 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Prune the vegetation at the end of winter, 20 cm (8in) from the soil.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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