Meadow Sage
Also Known As:
Perennial SageBotanical Name:
Salvia nemorosa East Friesland ('Ostfriesland')- Other species names: sylvestris or superba
- Compact, upright, mounding, clump-forming habit
- Spikes of dark purple to violet flowers
- Gray-green basal leaves 12.5 cm long
- Foliage has a fragrance when crushed
- Bloom Time: Early to midsummer
- Flower Height: 50 cm
- Foliage Height: 25 cm
Hardiness Zone
4
Flower Colour
- Blue (deep)
Height
20 cm-25 cm
Spread
40 cm-50 cm
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Meadow Sage
Exposure
- Full Sun
Soil Moisture
- Average to Dry Soils
- Moist to Average
- Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Birds
- Attracts Butterflies
- Attracts Pollinators
Growth Rate
- Medium
Foliage Colour
- Green
Critter
- Deer Resistant
- Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
- Cut Flower/Foliage
- Dried Flower/Foliage
- Drought Tolerant
- Fragrant
- Heat Tolerant
- Long Blooming
Flowering Time
- Summer
Shape
- Clumping
- Compact
- Mounding
- Upright
Garden Uses
- Border/edging
- Rock garden
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Best grown in a moist or dry, well-drained soil, in full sun. They are drought tolerant once established. Shear back flowers after flowering to maintain a compact foliage habit and to encourage a second bloom.
Additional Notes
- Although not officially listed as invasive, ask this editor's wife how much it spreads by wind-borne seeds. But she likes Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' and S. n. 'Marcus'.
Size: 1g
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