{"id":13320,"date":"2023-09-16T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=13320"},"modified":"2023-09-12T17:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:54:20","slug":"three-salvias-to-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2023\/09\/16\/three-salvias-to-try\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Salvias To Try"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Salvia ‘Black and Blue’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back in early spring you may have planted several kinds of salvias (sages). The arrival of the cool autumn weather turns up the flower power of sages. They’re members of the mint family and the leaves emit a mild anise scent when crushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead to summer of 2024, here are three salvias that you might try in your garden. All are native to central South America (zones 8-10). There are no guarantees that plants will survive TN, VA or NC winters as they’re rated as tender perennials there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue anise sage (Salvia guaranitica<\/em>) is primarily grown as a garden\nannual in TN. Through most of summer into fall, its electric blue, two-lipped,\ntubular, 2 inches long flowers contrast strikingly with the blackish\nstems. ‘Black and Blue’ is hardier than other cultivars and often survives\nmilder winters if well-mulched. Plants develop a shrubby, somewhat\nopen habit with upright branching, to 3-5 feet tall as\na perennial and 2 \u00bd to 3 feet tall as an annual in garden beds and\nin large containers. ‘Black and Bloom’ is a newer variety rated more heat,\nhumidity, and drought tolerant. It will survive milder winters. Dark green\nroundish leaves measure 2-5 inches in length. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salvia oxyphora <\/em>at Longwood Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Friendship Sage<\/strong> (Salvia x<\/em>) is a showy violet-purple blooming sage.  The variety \u2018Armsted\u2019 will perennialize in zone 7b and further south. It has a very long bloom season and flowers are pollinator favorites. Armsted is grow vigorously, forming a bushy 4\u20135-foot plant covered with spikes of purple flowers which stand above the foliage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuzzy<\/strong> Bolivian<\/strong> Sage<\/strong> (Salvia oxyphora<\/em>), aka Bolivian Spearhead Sage, is fairly new in the local garden trade, but their bright, hot pink, fuzzy blossoms will surely make them a favorite. (Zones 8-10). Fuzzy Bolivian Sage grows vigorously and can reach 4 feet high by the end of summer. The plant\u2019s deep green tropical-like foliage is glossy green with clear, almost invisible hairs. The fuzzy hot pink spikes of flowers appear in late June and plants continue blooming through the October frost, with terminal clusters of hairy rosy-pink tubes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

General\nCare:<\/strong> Plant any of these salvias in humus-rich, medium moisture,\nwell-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Salvias become moderately\ndrought tolerant 6-8 weeks after spring planting. Use in the middle of the\nflower gardens or in containers. This is a reliable nectar source for\nbutterflies and hummingbirds and is seldom damaged by deer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in early spring you may have planted several kinds of salvias (sages). The arrival of the cool autumn weather turns up the flower power of sages. They’re members of the mint family and the leaves emit a mild anise scent when crushed. Looking ahead to summer of 2024, here are three salvias that you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1439,657,1218,707,747,1319,1351,1589,749,1037,778,674,645,806,1357,1324,1138,774,1440,853,551,1476,1571,625,843,1060,1059,729,1258,1039,1411,1578,705,706,646,852,1222],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13320"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14349,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13320\/revisions\/14349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}