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Salvia sessei is a perennial shrub from central Mexico, growing up to about 15 feet wild and roughly half that in cultivation. It is valued for its soft red and chartreuse flowers and needs protection from frost.
Salvia sessei is a perennial that grows in several states in central Mexico between 600 and 7,000 feet elevation on the edge of pine forests and woodlands. It was first collected by the Spanish botanist Martín Sessé y Lacasta and the Mexican-born Spanish naturalist José Mariano Mociño. The two were part of the Royal Botanical Expedition of 1777 sent by King Charles III of Spain to Guatemala and Mexico.
Salvia sessei is a large shrub that reaches up to 15 feet in its native habitat and half that size in cultivation. The fresh-green colored deltoid leaves vary in size, but are generally between 2 and 5 inches long. The flowers are a blend of soft red and chartreuse that is similar to those of Salvia regla. The plant is very sensitive to frost.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
