General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Deep violet flowers with burgundy bracts
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Salvia
  • Sage
  • Siberian Sage
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia dumetorum
  • Synonym: Salvia stepposa

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syn. Salvia stepposa
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Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On June 24, 2019 Transplanted
On 6-24-2019, planted 5 in the front bed where the new water line went through, near Corylus colurna.
MrsBinWY On May 18, 2019 Potted up
5 pots
MrsBinWY On March 13, 2019 Seeds germinated
4; 5 on 3-16-19
MrsBinWY On March 8, 2019 Seeds sown
13 seeds (all) from Patrob (marked 2017T [traded from luvsgrtdanes]) in milk jug @ room temp
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Not Salvia whitehousei by growitall Aug 11, 2014 8:08 AM 8

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