Salvia ‘Pink Sundae’

Salvia viridis

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Color

Rose pink

Days to cut

80–95 days

Status

trying

Catalog ID

CF-57

Seasons logged

First sown

2026-06-01

Best rating

4/5

Easy-to-grow plants for casual cut flowers, pollinator plantings, and displays of color in the garden. Productive, densely branched plants produce abundant stems and multiple cuts of this versatile crop. Suitable for fresh or dried flowers. Colored bracts of vibrant rose-pink decorate the tops of 30–40" branches. Tolerant of frost. Also commonly known as annual clary sage.

How it grows

Germination

Days to germ.: 5–12 d
Soil temp: 75–78 °F
Depth: 0.25 in

Culture

Days to maturity: 80–95 dThis variety
Spacing: 12 in
Height: 30–40 in
Sun: Sun, Tolerates Partial Shade
Frost: tender
Sow indoors: Yes
Outdoor / direct: Yes

Harvest

Cut stage: Fresh–Harvest when bracts are fully colored. Dried–Harvest when colored bracts have stiffened a little. Hang to dry.

Trials

Sown

Source

Seeds

Rating

Notes

2026-06-01Johnny's Selected Seeds—Direct Sow · Location: North 12

Other Observations

Notes not filed against a sowing. Everything else sits with its trial above.

No loose observations — every note belongs to a sowing.

This variety’s year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Sow indoorsApr 2 – Apr 16

Outdoor / directMay 21 – Jun 18

Bloom (from indoor)Jun 21 – Jul 19

Bloom (from outdoor)Aug 9 – Sep 20

See the whole season

Progress

Sown 2026-06-01

Day 162 · past expected maturity (80–95)

This sowing

Seed source

Johnny's Selected SeedsSown 2026-06-01

Gallery

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