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Salvia greggii 'Icing Sugar'

14 years ago

This one is out of England Looks interesting. Maybe Robin has this one?

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robinmi_gw
14 years ago
Yes, it has become very popular here in the last 2 years, and is on sale at many garden centres.
rich_dufresne
14 years ago
I see in one of the Google hits, there is a blog which refers to Hot Lips as Salvia x jamensis. - No way! It is strictly a Salvia microphylla species, no matter what the size of the leaves.

Robin, do you have any idea how to counteract the propagation of of this mislabeling error?

I don't think it has arrived in the USA yet.

Here is a link that might be useful: Blog on Icing Sugar
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robinmi_gw
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Rich, you are absolutely right, Hot Lips is a form of microphylla. Concidentally I was at RHS Wisley this morning, and did inform them of the error. Since they had the plant from me, I hope they will correct the error. Unfortunately, the "Plant Finder" 2009-2010 lists Hot Lips as x jamensis! They also had a great specimen of Salvia microphylla 'Robin's Pride' labelled as S. x jamensis 'Hot Lips'!!! Luckily I met David Jewell, to whom I donated both plants, and he promised to rectify the error. Many garden centres in England just name the plant as Salvia 'Hot Lips'. Possibly incorrect, but saves confusion.
hybridsage
Original Author
14 years ago
Hope someone can bring "Sugar Icing" into the USA.
My greggii's and microphylla's are both suffering through
this drought. Looks like Stampede lavender has bit the dust.
I am having to water once a week just to keep them living.
Hope we don't go to stage 3 drought restrictions.

Art
danita
14 years ago
They had 'Icing Sugar' at the UGA trial gardens in Athens, GA. The day I was there it didn't seem too impressive, but it was later in the day and the bumblebees had had their way with it I'm sure. Here's a link to the UGA ratings for Icing Sugar so far this year.

Here is a link that might be useful: Icing Sugar at UGA
drusilla
14 years ago
Wondered what had made the PF decide 'Hot Lips' was x jamensis...now I know! A cock-up. Talking of which, I ordered some 'Icing Sugar' from somebody, mail order, and what I got looks remarkably like S farinacea 'Victoria'! How on earth could those two get mixed up??

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