| Botanical name | Salvia africana-lutea |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Frost Sensitive Frost Sensitive – Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Pruning Required Pruning Required – Needs to be Pruned.  Indigenous Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. |
| Size | |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | The Salvia africana-lutea has rather striking brown flowers. |
| Common name(s) | Beach or golden salvia |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | This shrub has fragrant grey leaves. |
| Uses in landscape design | A lovely shrub for coastal gardens and rockeries, or in a mixed shrub border for colour contrast. The flowers attract both sugarbirds and butterflies. Fairly drought resistant. |
| Drought tolerance | Medium |
| Planting instructions | Planting: It has no particular soil requirements but must have good drainage. Dig a hole 60cm square and deep. Mix two thirds of topsoil with one third compost in the bottom of the hole, add a cup of bone meal or superphosphate and mix well. |
| Soil conditions | It is not fussy about soil but must have good drainage. |
| Other languages | Bruinsalie (A) |
| Recommended varieties | S. chamelaeagna ‘Bloublommetjiesalie’ is a small, hardy shrub with clusters of blue flowers in summer. |
| Plant features | Attracts birds , butterflies, Fragrant/ scented foliage , Indigenous/ Native to South Africa |
Salvia africana-lutea (Beach or golden salvia)
- Botanical name: Salvia africana-lutea
- Common name(s): Beach or golden salvia
- Categories: Shrubs and Perennials
Plant description:
Striking brown flowers are a feature of this attractive shrub, appear during spring and summer. Fairly drought resistant, this is a good rockery plant. It is not fussy about soil but must have good drainage. It is reasonably fast growing with aromatic, grey-green foliage. S. chamelaegna ‘Bloublommetjiesalie’ is a smallish, hardy shrub with clusters of blue flowers in summer.
Family: Lamiaceae
Synonym: Salvia aurea
Botanical Pronunciation: SAL-vee-uh af-ri-KAHN-uh loo-TEE-uh
Salvia africana-lutea requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
The Salvia africana-lutea has rather striking brown flowers.
This shrub has fragrant grey leaves.
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