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Salvia 'Dark Dancer' (Texas Sage) - A small shrub to 3 feet tall with dark green leaves and heavy flower displays of rich, violet-red in spring and fall with periods of sporadic blooming in between.
Plant in full sun in a soil that drains well and irrigate occasionally to infrequently in coastal gardens. It is hardy to 15-20° F
'Dark Dancer' is often thought of as a Salvia greggii cultivar but is actually a hybrid between Salvia muelleri and Salvia microphylla and holds a broader, darker green leaf than Salvia greggii with a slightly uneven margin on a upright, dense habit. We first started growing this plant in 1996 but unfortunately plants growing in Santa Barbara gardens and nurseries were diagnosed with a fungal disease and we regretfully discontinued growing it in 2009.
The information about Salvia 'Dark Dancer' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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