Plant Database
Glimmer Heatwave Salvia
Salvia microphylla Heatwave Glimmer
Salvia microphylla 'Glimmer' (Heatwave™ Series) is a compact, semi-evergreen shrub prized for its crisp, creamy-white flowers, dark calyxes, and exceptional heat tolerance. This elegant member of the Heatwave™ Series is bred to thrive in hot, dry conditions, forming a dense, rounded, mounding shrub of small, oval, aromatic, bright green leaves. From summer through fall, it produces an abundance of upright stems bearing large, two-lipped, tubular flowers in a clean, creamy-white, emerging from contrasting darker maroon to burgundy calyxes, which extends the color interest even after the petals drop. The nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. With its compact, uniform habit, excellent heat and drought tolerance, deer resistance, and long bloom season, it is an outstanding choice for sunny borders, mass plantings, moonlight (white) gardens, containers, rock gardens, and water-wise landscapes.