Category: Perennial
Family: LAMIACEAE
Genus: Salvia
species: x superba
Origin:
Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Growth habit: Upright and rounded
Foliage: Square stems, opposite leaves that are lanceolate to oblong, rough above and slightly pubescent underneath. Basal leaves have short petioles but stem leaves are sessile or clasping. Leaves are 3 to 6 inches long.
Flowers: Numerous dense, whorled violet-blue spikes, 4 to 12 inches long, rise from basal leaves in May and June.
Culture: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Grows well in hot, dry conditions
Uses: Beds, borders, cut flower
Propagation: Stem cuttings, division
Cultivars: ‘Rose Queen’ features showy rose-pink flowers (below). ‘May Night’, one of the earliest blooming perennial salvias, grows to a height of 1.5 to 2 feet with dark violet purple spikes that bloom spring to fall. It was a Perennial Plant Association winner in 1997. ‘East Friesland’ grows 18 to 20 inches tall, with blooms that are violet blue. ‘Snow Hill’ has white flowers.
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics: Dry Soil Tolerant

Availability:		High Availability
Deer Resistance:		High Resistance	See plants that are deer resistant.
Full Sun Tolerance:		Performs Well	See other plants that like full sun.