Salvia greggii Lipstick Zingiber (aka: Aster oblongifolius) We originally

(aka: Aster oblongifolius) We originally acquired this selection of the North American native Symphyotrichum oblongifolium from Montrose Gardens

first introduced to the mainstream trade by NC's former Niche Gardens

plasticillate (made that one up) foliage arches out from a central crown

Hailing from the Sierra Madre Orientale mountain range in northeast Mexico

a vigorous grower and one you will recognize from all the others

Salvia greggii Lipstick Zingiber (aka: Aster oblongifolius) We originallySalvia 'Lipstick' is one of the longest flowering and best performing Texas sage cultivars we have trialed. In our garden, it begins flowering in early May and continues through November. Each compact 3' tall x 3' wide clump of Salvia greggii 'Lipstick' is simply smothered in terminal flower spikes of lipstick red (RHS 50A) flowers, each highlighted by a white throat and brown calyx a hummingbird fiesta. Texas sage makes a great deer resistant,