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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4 - 5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 - 5 feet
Leaves: Other: Textured
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Deep blue, Purplish blue
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Sage
  • Corrugated Sage
  • Salvia

Sage (Salvia corrugata) was a featured
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Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-03-07
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-01
Zone 9b. Starting to bloom.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-01-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-08-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr Harrogate, Yorkshire, England UK
Date: 2020-11-21
Salvia corrugata
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-06-02
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-11-21

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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 27, 2013 10:25 PM concerning plant:
    "Salvia corrugata is a perennial shrub native to Columbia, Peru, and Ecuador, growing at 8000-9800 feet elevation. It was brought into horticulture about 2000 as a result of a collecting trip to South America in 1988. All the plants in cultivation today are from six seeds that germinated from that trip.

    Salvia corrugata reaches 9 ft in its native habitat, and 5-6 feet in cultivation. It has egg-shaped deeply corrugated evergreen leaves that are 4.5 inches by 1.5 inches, dark green on the top surface, and light veining with pale tan-colored fine hairs underneath. The brilliant purple-blue flowers are 1 inch long, with a small dark purple and green calyx. The flowers grow in congested whorls, with 6-12 flowers on each 3-4 inch inflorescence."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...

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HamiltonSquare On January 23, 2016 Bloomed
Plant does not do well in this climate do to summer heat but still blooms sparsely.
HamiltonSquare On July 25, 2014 Bloomed
First flower of the season. Very early. Of the three plants this one looks best and is in a more shaded position and mulched.
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