How to Transplant Silverado Sage
The silverado sage is a flowering plant native to Texas and Mexico. With velvety greenish-grey leaves and purple or pink flowers, the silverado sage makes an attractive addition to your home garden. Silverado sage can grow to shrub dimensions or can be kept in containers and pruned frequently to maintain a smaller shape. This plant prefers temperate areas, growing in USDA hardiness zones 8 to 11. Silverado sage will attract bees and butterflies to your garden and its blooms provide aesthetic enjoyment. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Decide where you would like to move your silverado sage to. You might choose to move it from a container to a garden bed if it's growing too large, or your plant might not be thriving in its current location. While silverado sage prefers a full sun environment, it can survive on as little as 4 hours of sun per day.
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Dig a hole that is twice as large as your plant's estimated root ball. If you are transplanting the sage into a container, fill the container 1/3 full with potting soil.
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Use the shovel to dig a ball around the roots of your silverado sage plant. You should be able to guide the roots free of the earth by pulling with your shovel.
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Carry the plant to its new location and place in the hole or in the container. Bury the plant at the same depth that it was in its previous location.
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Cover the rest of the hole or container with potting soil.
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Water your sage thoroughly to compact the soil.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't transplant your plants on a hot day; this stresses them.
