| Description | Salvia Omaha Gold (Salvia guaranitica) is a tall growing plant with green leaves and a gold margin. A tender perennial grown as an annual in cooler climates. |
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| Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-a)(gar-an-IT-i-ca) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | (8)9-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to slightly dry, tolerates dry conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Temperature | hardy to 20 degrees F |
| Flowers | blue |
| Leaves | green, textured leaves edged with gold, gold fades in the heat of the summer but returns in the coolness of the fall |
| Roots | forms tuberous roots, running |
| Dimensions | tall shrubby plant reaching up to 5 feet in warmer climates |
| Maintenance | division every 2-3 years to maintain vigor, can be pinched or cut back early in the season to control height. |
| Propagation | cuttings, division |
| Native Site | Species native to, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, South America. First described in 1933. |
| Cultivar Origin | A sport of Salvia Costa Rican Blue. |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch) |
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