Salvia [SAL-vee-ah]

Other Names Sage
Family Lamiaceae
Description

Perennial Salvias (also known as “sage”) are mainstays of the midsummer garden border—blooming summer to autumn! Planted in the spring, these aromatic beauties are great for cutting and beloved by bees and butterflies. They are also drought-tolerant.

Part of the mint family (Lamiaceae), salvias appear as a colorful spike of densely-packed flowers with tubular blossoms atop square stems and velvety leaves. Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. 

Hummingbirds and butterflies love salvia’s tubular flowers and they’re adored by bees, too, so plant them if you wish to attract these pretty pollinators!

Fortunately, salvia does not tend to attract deer or rabbits. It is the distinctive, pungent odor of their leaves that acts as a repellent to garden pests.

 

Named Cultivars Salvia 'Amistad', Salvia 'Azure Snow', Salvia 'Ballerina Pink', Salvia 'Balsalmispim' MYSTIC SPIRES, Salvia 'Blue Beret', Salvia 'Blue By You', Salvia 'Blue Chill', Salvia 'Color Spires Back to the Fuchsia', Salvia 'Evening Attire', Salvia 'Heatwave Blast', Salvia 'Heatwave Blaze', Salvia 'Heatwave Glitter', Salvia 'Indiglo Girl', Salvia 'Love And Wishes', Salvia 'Moulin Rouge', Salvia 'Mysty', Salvia 'Purple Arctic Blaze', Salvia 'Red Arctic Blaze', Salvia 'Reddy Salmon', Salvia 'Reddy Scarlet Bicolor', Salvia 'Reddy White Surprise', Salvia 'Reddy White', Salvia 'Rhythm and Blues', Salvia 'Rockin' Blue Suede Shoes', Salvia 'Rockin' Deep Purple', Salvia 'Rockin' Playin' the Blues', Salvia 'Royal Crimson Distinction', Salvia 'Salute Deep Blue', Salvia 'Sensation Deep Rose', Salvia 'Snow Kiss', Salvia 'Tidal Pool', Salvia 'Ultra Violet', Salvia 'Vanity Fair', Salvia 'Violet Dawn', Salvia 'Wendy's Wish', Salvia argentea, Salvia azurea, Salvia buchananii 'Fashion Cherry', Salvia buchananii 'Fashion Orange', Salvia canariensis 'Lancelot', Salvia candelabrum, Salvia coccinea 'Forest Fire', Salvia coccinea 'Summer Jewel Lavender', Salvia coccinea 'Summer Jewel Pink', Salvia coccinea 'Summer Jewel Red', Salvia coccinea 'Summer Jewel White', Salvia discolor, Salvia elegans, Salvia farinacea, Salvia Furmans Red, Salvia greggii 'Mirage Cherry Red', Salvia greggii 'Mirage Deep Purple', Salvia greggii 'Mirage Hot Pink', Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing', Salvia guaranitica, Salvia haematodes 'Mystic Spires Blue', Salvia haenkei, Salvia horminum 'Pink Sundae', Salvia koyamae, Salvia leucantha, Salvia longispicata x farinacea 'White Flame', Salvia lyrata, Salvia nemorosa, Salvia officinalis, Salvia patens, Salvia penstemonoides, Salvia pratensis, Salvia pratensis 'Eveline', Salvia RASPBERRY DELIGHT, Salvia reptans 'Autumn Sapphire', Salvia rusa 'Lacey Blue', Salvia splendens, Salvia transsylvanica, Salvia verticillata, Salvia x 'HYBSV16016' Skyscraper Dark Purple, Salvia x 'HYBSV16017' SKYSCRAPER PINK, Salvia x 'HYBSV18020' SKYSCRAPER ORANGE, Salvia x superba 'Adora Blue', Salvia x superba 'Bordeau Compact Sky Blue', Salvia x superba 'Lubeca', Salvia x superba 'Merleau White', Salvia x superba 'Merleau', Salvia x superba 'Purple Glory', Salvia x sylvestris 'Blauhugel' BLUE HILL, Salvia x sylvestris 'Blaukonigin', Salvia x sylvestris 'Little Night', Salvia x sylvestris 'Lye End', Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' MAY NIGHT, Salvia x sylvestris 'Rhapsody in Blue', Salvia x sylvestris 'Rose Queen', Salvia x sylvestris 'Schneehugel' SNOW HILL, Salvia x sylvestris 'Viola Klose', Salvia x sylvestris 'Wesuwe'
Plant Data
I am a... Deciduous Perennial
Mature Size 12 - 48 inches tall. 12 - 48 inches wide.
Sun Exposure Full Sun - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium : Salvias are relatively heat and drought tolerant, although regular watering encourages continuous blooming from early summer until frost.
Zones 4a - 10b
Tags Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Blooms for 4 Weeks or More, Border, Butterfly Garden, Container, Cottage Garden, Cut Flowers, Cut Foliage, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Dried Flower, Drought Tolerant, Eclectic Garden, Fillers, For a Sunny Spot, Formal Garden, Fragrant Flowers, Fragrant Foliage, Good for Dried Flowers, Hot Dry Site Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Hummingbird Garden, Low Maintenance, Mass, Moist Soil, Most Popular, Non-Allergenic, Normal Soil, Perennial, Perennials, Rabbit Resistant, Rain Garden, Salt Tolerant, Showy Flowers, Thornless, Well-Drained Soil
Bloom Period May - October
Animals That Use It

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Data Sheets
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