Fashion™ Cherry - Salvia x Buchananii

Fashion® Cherry is the cherry-red flowering selection in the Salvia buchananii Fashion series. Lucas Greenhouses lists an upright, vigorous habit and a 20–24 inch height by 15–18 inch spread; a separate garden profile gives a mature height of about 2–3 feet and spread of 3–4 feet. The [Lucas profile](https://www.lucasgreenhouses.com/plant/Salvia-buchananii-Fashion-Cherry) and [Flowers by the Sea profile](https://www.fbts.com/salvia-fashion-cherry.html) describe these different growing measurements. ## Garden Use Place this salvia in a sunny border or container for a long display of cherry-red flowers and dark bracts. Flowers by the Sea identifies it as a hummingbird plant and describes it as useful as a summer annual in cold-winter areas; it can be perennial in warmer climates. ## Growing Conditions The garden profile recommends full sun to partial shade, rich, well-drained soil, and average watering. The Lucas profile describes the Fashion series as upright, vigorous, day-length neutral, and productive of many blooms. Allow room for a mature spread that may exceed the compact greenhouse production size. ## Maintenance Remove spent stems when they fade to keep the planting neat. In colder regions, plant after frost danger has passed and grow it as a seasonal annual.