Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 2 - 3 feet |
Plant Spread: | 2 - 3 feet |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Other: Blue-gray |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Multi-Color: Lavender/white/purple |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: 2017 Plant Select Winner |
Parentage: | Salvia moorcroftiana x Salvia indica |
GoCart | On July 8, 2017 | Transplanted vendor pot to ground |
MrsBinWY | On June 8, 2022 | Transplanted 1 in front of and slightly north of 'Hildreth' plum; 1 north of Echinops ritro; 1 under Green Ash branch north of Marci's gold German Iris; 1 right behind Bur Oak on 6-8-2022. |
MrsBinWY | On April 19, 2022 | Seeds germinated On 4-19-2022, 2 seedlings emerging |
MrsBinWY | On April 15, 2022 | Seeds sown On 4-15-2022, sowed 4 2021C seeds from janinilulu on heat mat |
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