Common names:
Perennial Woodland Sage
Violet Sage
Ornamental Meadow Sage
Balkan Clary
Salvia

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Needled
Flowers: Other
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Year Round
Inflorescence Type: Cyme
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Gophers/Voles
Pollinators: Self

Perennial woodland sage # 195 nn; LHB p. 858, 176-18-18; AG p. 41

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