Color Spires^{^®} 'Crystal Blue' Perennial Salvia Salvia nemorosa

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- 3 - 8
Exposure
- Sun
Season
- Spring
- Summer
Mature Size
- 18 - 20 Inches

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Color Spires^{^®} 'Crystal Blue' Perennial Salvia Salvia nemorosa

Sun 18 - 20

Features

I have BEAUTY and BRAWN.

This colorful perennial produces cool sky blue flower spikes atop the neatly mounded, aromatic foliage. Lovely when planted in drifts. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Fragrant Foliage

Attracts:

Bees

Butterflies

Hummingbirds

Resists:

Deer

Rabbits

Characteristics

Duration:

Perennial

Height Category:

Medium

Garden Height:

18 - 20 Inches

Spacing:

24 - 26 Inches

Spread:

24 - 26 Inches

Flower Colors:

Blue

Flower Shade:

Cool sky blue

Foliage Colors:

Green

Foliage Shade:

Grey-green

Habit:

Clump Forming

Container Role:

Filler

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:

Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Bloom Time:

Early Summer

Bloom Time:

Late Spring

Hardiness Zones:

3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Water Category:

Average

Soil Fertility Requirement:

Average Soil

Soil Fertility Requirement:

Fertile Soil

Soil PH Category:

Acidic Soil

Soil PH Category:

Alkaline Soil

Soil PH Category:

Neutral Soil

Uses:

Border Plant

Uses:

Cut Flower

Uses:

Dried Flower

Uses:

Landscape

Uses:

Mass Planting

Maintenance Notes:

Easy to grow in almost any climate in full sun. Drought tolerant but blooms better with average moisture. Cut back after flowering to promote rebloom.