Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 1 to 2 feet 30-61cm) |
Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet 30-61cm) |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Fragrant |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Blue |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
chelle | On April 9, 2015 | Obtained plant (2) Ordered as 'Pink Friesland' (?sub) SRG |
MrsBinWY | On May 28, 2018 | Transplanted On 5-28-2018, planted 7 in the alley by the ash pit. |
MrsBinWY | On May 27, 2018 | Transplanted On 5-27-2018, planted 7 near Stanleya pinnata in front bed. |
MrsBinWY | On March 31, 2018 | Potted up 14 |
MrsBinWY | On March 13, 2018 | Seeds germinated 3; 6 on 3-14-18 |
MrsBinWY | On March 10, 2018 | Seeds sown lots of seeds from Jess B's 2013 garden in milk jug @ warm room temp |
ShawnSteve | On January 6, 2022 | Seeds germinated |
ShawnSteve | On December 17, 2021 | Seeds sown It was such a nice day, during Winter, I thought I'd simply sow, in case stratification is necessary. |
mevl | On September 24, 2022 | Obtained plant |
WebTucker | On March 29, 2023 | Bloomed |
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Salvias Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Salvias (Salvia)
« Visit the Agastache and Salvias forum