General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 36 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Coral-pink, Hot-pink, Dark-pink, Cherry-pink, Hot pink-magenta
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Good as a cover crop
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2005 Plant Select® Winner

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Common names
  • Autumn Sage
  • Cherry Sage
  • Gregg's Sage
  • Texas Sage

'Wild Thing' was a featured
Plant of the Day for September 28, 2015.
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-06-24
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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2008-03-05
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2012-11-03
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2009-08-31
Taken around 8 am with the sun shining on it.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-26
Sitting on the porch in a nursery pot, waiting to be planted
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-06-24
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-09-17
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-09-17
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-28
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-28
Can't have too many of this beauty blooming!
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-07-31
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-01-15
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-03-28
Closeup
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-03-28
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: Oct 22, 2006 2:18 PM
Beautiful color!  Wonderful Salvia!  Love it!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-12-30
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-12-30
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-07-31
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-07-31
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-07-31
This specimen needed more growing room.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Nov 4, 2011 9:21 PM concerning plant:
    I love this Salvia! Love the color and the fact that it's hardy for me! I live in zone 6 and only a few greggi's, that I can think of, are hardy where I live.

    The color is a gorgeous rose pink and I look forward to seeing it in bloom every year! I try and plant 'Wild Thing' in my garden every year, so that it will be more colorful and become more attractive to the Hummingbirds.
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