Sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna') in the Salvias Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	24 inches
Plant Spread:	24 inches
Leaves:	Evergreen Fragrant
Flowers:	Showy Other: Upright habit
Flower Color:	Purple Other: Deep violet-blue with dark purple stems
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadhead faded flower stems to ensure more flowering throughout the season
Uses:	Cut Flower Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant
Pollinators:	Various insects
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions:	Other: 2000 Outstanding New Perennial Award by the International Hardy Plant Union. 2013 Great Plant Picks award winner.
Child plants:	one child plant

Common names

Sage
Violet Sage
Ornamental Meadow Sage
Balkan Clary
Perennial Woodland Sage
Meadow Sage
Salvia

'Caradonna' was a featured
Plant of the Day for October 6, 2015.

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Location: Missouri zone 6a
Date: 2021-05-23

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Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-03-31

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Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2014-05-19
This salvia starts blooming the same time as tall bearded iris an

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Location: Missouri zone 6a
Date: 2020-05-19

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Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2012-0615
A welcome sight as it returns each year.

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2018-06-14
- Long stems means long blooming time.

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-06-12
8:54 am. A stately blue purple presence in the garden, set off b

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Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-29

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Location: Terrace
Date: 2013-0508
Just one of many that emerge between the pavers in spring and aga

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-08-26

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Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2019-05-21

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Location: My back yard garden
Date: Summer 2011

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Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2014-05-17

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-09-16

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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-05-22

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-07-11

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Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-12
At dusk

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Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2014-05-17
Growing in between the bricks.

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Location: Gothenburg botanical garden
credit: Averater

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-03-07
Planted in 2015 in a container.

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Photo Courtesy of Busse Gardens. Used with permission.

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Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

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Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2010-05-12

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-28
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-28
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Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 26, 2014 6:51 PM concerning plant:

Sage (Salvia sylvestris) 'Caradonna' produces lavender blue flower stalks from late spring to early fall. It does well in medium to dry soil in full sun. In my zone 7a garden, it was a pollinator magnet in the late spring and early summer when nectar sources were still limited, attracting both bees and butterflies. 'Caradonna' is a smaller cultivar than 'May Night', reaching less than 2 feet tall, but it has a similarly long bloom period given the right garden conditions.

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Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Jan 10, 2012 5:46 PM concerning plant:

Details from plant tag, from Lowes:
"Dig hole 2 times width of pot. Set top of root ball even with ground level. Combine planting mix and soil. Fill to ground level and tamp. Form water basin; water to settle soil. Add layer of mulch. Check often for water needs until established. Fertilize spring and summer, or before new growth begins. Cut back after flowering."

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Plant Events from our members
Catmint20906	On May 9, 2015	Bloomed
lovesblooms	On April 25, 2016	Bloomed much earlier than last year's cooler spring!
lovesblooms	On May 12, 2015	Bloomed
lovesblooms	On March 18, 2015	Seeds germinated
lovesblooms	On January 25, 2015	Seeds sown winter sown
KSKimbrell26	On June 20, 2017	Bloomed Cutting back after first bloom was a great tip as I was able to get 2 more blooms so far this year ðŸ‘ðŸ»
paleohunter	On September 10, 2022	Cuttings took
paleohunter	On April 26, 2021	Cuttings took
paleohunter	On April 26, 2021	Obtained plant
MissMew	On June 4, 2021	Transplanted Installed
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Sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna')