Yellow Flowered Salvias Picture Gallery
Yellow flowered Salvias are generally herbaceous perennials, but an increasing number of our Jame Sage Hybrids are in this group as well. Often, they are cold-hardy, shade-loving species. We offer a pleasing assortment to light up gardens.
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Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl'
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Salvia nipponica 'Fuji Snow'
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Salvia spathacea 'Avis Keedy'
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Salvia glutinosa
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Salvia madrensis 'Silver Leaf'
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Salvia glabrescens 'Elk Yellow & Purple'
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Salvia nubicola
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Salvia sp. from Szechuan
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Salvia nipponica 'BSWJ5829'
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Salvia x 'Elk Lemon Light'
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Salvia arborescens
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Salvia gesneriiflora x madrensis
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Salvia 'Golden Girl'
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Salvia bulleyana
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Salvia x 'Elk Morning Sun'
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Salvia austriaca
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Salvia x 'Elk Creme Anglaise'
Related Blog entries for plants in the Yellow Flowered Salvias Picture Gallery
Whether planned or accidental, hybrids happen. This is especially true among the closely related Southwestern and Mexican species of Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) and Mountain Sage (S. microphylla). They are native to different areas of the Southwest and Mexico, but cross freely when they meet. This story is the first installment in a two-part series initiating our Cultivating Color series. It involves the late Dr. Richard F. Dufresne, a Salvia specialist who helped us track the history of warm-colored S. x jamensis hybrids.
Luminous Salvia x jamensis pastel flowers began warming up nursery catalogs in the late 1990s. Their journey from steep Mexican mountains to American and European gardens began in the mid-19th century with the discovery of Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii). This is the second post in a two-part article about these Jame Sage hybrids of Autumn and Mountain Sage (S. microphylla). It includes descriptions of ten favorite Jame Sages.
Let there be light; let there be brightness. Yellows and oranges are cheerful colors to combine in a grouping of perennials. Pantone's spring 2013 designer colors -- golden yellow Lemon Zest 13-0756 and its hot orange Nectarine 16-1360 -- are fun colors to match to sages (Salvia spp.) that can turn up the light in a garden whether sunny or shady. Two groupings for sunny or shady gardens are offered
Among Salvias, one might say yellow represents rarity because, overall, it’s an uncommon flower color for sages. But China and Japan are home to a number of yellow-flowered species, especially shade-loving types. Read more at Everything Salvias.
| Name | Mature height | Mature width | Flower color | Bract color | Exposure |
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| Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl' | 5 to 6 feet | 5 to 6 feet | Vivid Yellow | Brilliant Greenish Yello | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia nipponica 'Fuji Snow' | 1 to 2 feet | 1 to 2 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Partial to full shade |
| Salvia spathacea 'Avis Keedy' | 1 to 2 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Light Greenish Yellow | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia glutinosa | 1 to 2 feet | 1 to 2 feet | Light Greenish Yellow | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia madrensis 'Silver Leaf' | 6 feet plus | 6 feet plus | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia glabrescens 'Elk Yellow & Purple' | 1 foot or less | 2 to 3 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Partial to full shade |
| Salvia nubicola | 3 to 4 feet | 3 to 4 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia sp. from Szechuan | 1 to 2 feet | 1 to 2 feet | Deep Purplish Red | Strong Yellowish Green | Partial shade |
| Salvia nipponica 'BSWJ5829' | 1 foot or less | 1 to 2 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Partial to full shade |
| Salvia x 'Elk Lemon Light' | 1 to 2 feet | 1 to 2 feet | Pale Greenish Yellow | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia arborescens | Pale Yellowish Green | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade | ||
| Salvia gesneriiflora x madrensis | 5 to 6 feet | 4 to 5 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia 'Golden Girl' | 1 to 2 feet | 1 to 2 feet | Light Greenish Yellow | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia bulleyana | 1 to 2 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Partial shade |
| Salvia x 'Elk Morning Sun' | 2 to 3 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia austriaca | 2 to 3 feet | 3 to 4 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia x 'Elk Creme Anglaise' | 1 to 2 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |