General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Blue-violet
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Other: Deadhead faded flower stems to ensure more flowering throughout the season.
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP15,148

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Common names
  • Meadow Sage
  • Salvia

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Date: 2009-05-17
Location: My garden in Kentucky
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