General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2 - 3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bi-Color: Dark pink/pale pink; cream/rose
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: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP 19,820
Parentage: Salvia microphylla x Salvia greggii
Child plants: one child plant

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Trade name information:
Series: Suncrest
Cultivar name: 'Dancing Dolls'
Common names
  • Autumn Sage
  • Salvia

'Dancing Dolls' was a featured
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Date: 2014-05-28
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Date: 2014-06-12
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-12
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-12
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-12
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-05
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-05
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jun 21, 2014 12:07 PM concerning plant:
    Salvia 'Dancing Dolls' has gorgeous colored flowers. I've been wanting to find and grow this beauty for years. I found a source in 2014 and I am so happy I did.

    The flowers are stunning and I keep looking at all the blooms all the time I'm next to the plant. The flowers are a cream and rose bicolor. I have it in a 24-inch container, along with 2 plants of Salvia 'Shell Dancer,' and they all look wonderful together.

    Love this Salvia!
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jun 22, 2014 3:54 PM concerning plant:
    Salvia 'Dancing Dolls' is a Suncrest Nurseries introduction. Suncrest Nurseries is located in Watsonville, California.

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