Salvia madrensis Red Neck Girl Lysimachia Full sun and good drainage

Full sun and good drainage are the keys to success

salmon-pink flowers (darker in the center)

Even in moist shade in the woodland garden

the Mexican male fern continues to produce new fronds all season instead of just a single spring flush

made up of many narrow leaflets that radiate out from a central axis

Salvia madrensis Red Neck Girl Lysimachia Full sun and good drainageThe North American native Salvia madrensis hails from 4,000' 5,000' elevation in Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains. Salvia 'Red Neck Girl' is a 2002 Plant Delights JLBG selection of the giant Salvia madrensis that adds dramatic red purple color to what are arguably some of the best winged stems in the perennial world. These 7' long, colorful, rigid stems support the large, fuzzy, silvery green leaves. Beginning in late September (a month