Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
— Plant Nursery · Texas-Grown
$13.00
Mature Plant Size: 2-3’x2-3′
White Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii ‘White’) is a compact, evergreen native shrub covered in pure white tubular blooms from spring through frost, offering a cooling color option among the usual reds and pinks of Salvia greggii.
At Flying Rabbit Farm, our White Autumn Sage transplants are grown for dense branching and long bloom season suited to Austin’s hummingbird and pollinator gardens.
3 in stock
Low water needs once established
Drought tolerant; established plants need little supplemental water beyond rainfall
Little to no fertilizer needed
Shear lightly after each bloom flush to encourage rebloom
Cut back by about a third in late winter to renew growth and shape
Generally pest- and disease-free
Root rot in poorly draining or overwatered soil
A low-water, low-maintenance choice well suited to Austin’s alkaline clay soils once established
One of the most reliable, long-blooming shrubs for Austin, flowering nearly continuously from spring through the first hard freeze
Best planting window; establishes before summer heat
Continues blooming through summer heat with minimal water
Second good planting window
Semi-evergreen in mild winters; may die back in a hard freeze but is root-hardy and returns vigorously
Fall or spring, avoiding the height of summer heat and hard freezes
Ideal soil temperatures: 60-85 F
Full sun
Minimum 6-8 hours daily
2-3 feet apart
Well-draining soil; tolerates poor, rocky, or alkaline soils
pH 6.5-8.5
Water deeply at transplanting
Water regularly for the first growing season to establish roots, then reduce
Salvia (Autumn Sage) is generally considered non-toxic to:
Not listed as toxic by the ASPCA.
