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  • Salvia amplexicaulis   Stem-clasping sage                   Z 4-8

    Erect spikes of two-lipped, purple flowers with reddish-purple bracts in summer. Leaves are fragrant.

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    Erect spikes of two-lipped, purple flowers with reddish-purple bracts in summer. Leaves are fragrant.

     

    Size: 48" x 36"
    Care: Sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil. Deadhead for rebloom.
    Native: Southeastern Europe
    Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies, deer resistant.

    Salvia is from the Latin “salveo” meaning “to heal” referring to the plants ancient medicinal uses.  This species collected before 1791.

  • Salvia argentea Silver sage Biennial or short lived perennial Z 5-7

    Large rosettes of the woolliest silver leaves. So soft you want to pet them. Grow this for the leaves, not the flowers. It dies after flowering so cut back flower stems to prevent flowering, or, if you want to save seeds let it flower.  It self-seeds sometimes.

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    Large rosettes of the woolliest silver leaves. So soft you want to pet them. Grow this for the leaves, not the flowers. It dies after flowering so cut back flower stems to prevent flowering, or, if you want to save seeds let it flower.  It self-seeds sometimes.

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    Size: 2-4’ x 12"
    Care: Sun in well-drained soil.
    Native: Europe & No. Africa around Mediterranean
    Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit; Plant Select® Central Rocky Mountain region

    Salvia is from the Latin “salveo” meaning “to heal” referring to the plant’s ancient medicinal uses. Collected before 1750. The Garden reported it was introduced in 1768.  Liberty Hyde Bailey said its, “white woolly foliage makes it a very decorative plant.” (1933).

  • Salvia azurea ‘Grandiflora’ Blue sage, Prairie sage Z 5-9

    August – October sky blue flower clusters at a time dominated by russet. One of internationally known garden designer Piet Oudolf’s 100 “MUST HAVE” plants, Gardens Illustrated 94 (2013)

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    August – October sky blue flower clusters at a time dominated by russet. One of internationally known garden designer Piet Oudolf’s 100 “MUST HAVE” plants, Gardens Illustrated 94 (2013)

    Size: 4’ x 24-36”
    Care: Sun, moist well-drained soil
    Native: Southeastern U.S., Wisconsin native
    Wildlife Value: Primarily long tongued bees such as Bumble bees visit and pollinate the plants. Host for caterpillars of Hermit Sphinx butterfly

    Native Americans roasted or popped the seed of Blue sage as a grain. American garden cultivation since 1700’s.   William Robinson, father of the mixed perennial border, praised this as “one of the finest (perennials from North America) in its flowers, borne as dense spikes of a beautiful pale blue during September and October.”

  • Salvia nemorosa Meadow sage, Balkan clary Z 5-7

    Purple/lavender spire dense with flowers June to September

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    Dense purple spires flower June to September (if cutback after 1st flush of flowers).

    Size: 36" x 24"
    Care: full sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.
    Native: Europe to Central Asia.
    Wildlife Value: attracts butterflies & hummingbirds

    Salvia is from the Latin word salveo meaning “to heal” referring to the plant’s ancient medicinal uses. Collected before 1753.

  • Salvia nutans Nodding sage Z 5-8

    Nodding clumps of sky blue flowers high over basal leaves, flower in late spring-early summer.

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    Nodding clumps of sky-blue flowers high over basal leaves, flower in late spring-early summer.

    Size: 3-4’ x 18”
    Care: sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil.
    Native: Balkans
    Wildlife Value: attracts bees & butterflies seeking pollen and nectar. Deer resistant.

    Collected before 1753. Introduced to gardens in 1780 by Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811) Berlin botanist who collected extensively in Russia. Grown in nursery of Joseph Knight, King’s Road, London. Pictured in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine Vol. 50, 1822.

  • Salvia sclarea Clary sage Reseeding Biennial Z 5-9

    Extraordinary pastel panicles of cream, blue or pink, bi-toned bracts whorl around the stem spring – summer

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    Extraordinary pastel panicles of cream, blue or pink, bi-toned bracts whorl around the stem spring – summer

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    Size: 3’ x 12”
    Care: full sun in moist well-drained soil.
    Native: Europe to Central Asia
    Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant.

    Salvia is from the Latin salveo meaning “to heal” referring to the plant’s ancient medicinal uses.  This species introduced to gardens from the south of Europe in 1562.

  • Salvia verticillata Lilac sage, whorley clary, Salbey Z 5-8

    Muted lilac blue spikes June to October

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    Lillac flowers encircle erect stem spikes  interspersed with bare, purple stems.  June to October, deadhead for more blooms.

    Size: 24” x 18-24”
    Care: sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Cut back after 1st bloom to repeat.
    Native: Spain to Ukraine, Caucasus to Iran
    Wildlife Value: Butterfly and bee magnet. Deer resistant

    Salvia is from the Latin “salveo” meaning “to heal” referring to the plant’s ancient medicinal uses.  This species collected before 1753. Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811.

  • Salvia yangii syn. Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage Z 5-9

    Whorls of sky-blue flowers cover innumerable stems and their many branches creating a blue cloud from July through October

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    Whorls of sky-blue flowers cover innumerable stems and their many branches creating a blue cloud from July through October

    Size: 4' x 4'
    Care: full sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil, Heat and drought tolerant. Cut back in spring.
    Native: Afghanistan
    Wildlife Value: deer & rabbit resistant, Feeds bees and honeybees
    Awards: Great Plant Pick Award from Elizabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden and Perennial Plant Association 1995 Perennial Plant of the Year.

    Perovskia was named for V.A. Perovski, governor of a Russian province in central Asia around 1890. Introduced to American gardens in 1904. Recommended by English garden maven Gertrude Jekyll in 1908.