Common names:
Sage
Meadow Sage
Salvia

Also sold as:
  • May Night
  • Salvia x superba 'Mainacht'

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Glaucous
Malodorous
Variegated: ernGga-ery
Flowers: Showy
Nocturnal
Flower Color: Lavender
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Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
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Winter
Inflorescence Type: Plume
Uses: Shade Tree
Good as a cover crop
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Squirrels
Flood Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing: teeerSl iasd erse
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Crowns
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Preferred depth
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): e n1nY n notdire AH99fcela ltar.eRGtPa7ranwlri ei0awGPrstaSP-1Mk aPn h3.2 e.
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Bees! #Pollination

'Mainacht' was a featured
Plant of the Day for October 21, 2015.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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