{"id":14674,"date":"2024-06-14T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=14674"},"modified":"2024-06-14T17:47:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T21:47:39","slug":"perennial-salvias-getting-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2024\/06\/14\/perennial-salvias-getting-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Perennial Salvias Getting Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Salvia ‘May Night’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Perennial salvias (Salvia<\/em>\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0sylvestris<\/em>) represent a number of hybrid crosses between\u00a0S. nemorosa<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0S. pratensis<\/em> but may include S.<\/em>\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0alpestris<\/em>,\u00a0S.<\/em>\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0asperula<\/em>,\u00a0S.<\/em>\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0collina<\/em>, and\u00a0S.<\/em>\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0superba<\/em>. Most cultivars are branched, upright, clump-forming, perennials with opposite, oblong to lanceolate, medium green leaves and showy spikes of tiny, tubular, two-lipped flowers (each to 1\/2\u201d long). Flower color choices range from blue to lavender to purple, depending on cultivars. Most S. nemorosa<\/em> and hybrids are hardy in USDA Zones 3-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perennial salvias bloom from late spring to early summer, but sporadic additional bloom may continue to appear throughout much of the remaining summer. Flowers rise well-above the basal leaves on square stems to as much as 30\u201d tall. Following initial spring bloom, plants will rebloom much of the remaining summer.
Cultivars:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. nemorosa<\/em> \u2018May Night\u2019 (Mainacht) produces dense spikes of deep violet purple flowers over a long period of spring and summer if the old spent flowers are clipped off. Plant grows 18-24\u201d high x 15-18\u201d wide. Chosen Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year (1997).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S.<\/em> nemorosa <\/em>\u2018Pink Profusion\u2019 bears darker pink calyxes on an almost perfect dense plant habit (14-16\u201d high x 16-20\u201d wide).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S.<\/em> nemorosa <\/em>\u2018Caradonna\u2019 produces violet blue floral spikes and has an upright plant habit (24-30\u201d high x 15\u201d wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S.<\/em> nemorosa <\/em>\u2018East Friesland\u2019 – a compact form with a long bloom period, purple stems and dense violet-purple flowers that rise above aromatic foliage to 18\u201d high from late spring to early summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salvia ‘East Friesland’ -deadhead to force continuous blooming through spring and summer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

S. nemorosa<\/em> \u2018April Night\u2019 blooms a month earlier\u00a0than the iconic Salvia \u2018May Night\u2019; plant blooms on thick stronger stems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. hybrida<\/em> \u2018Blue By You\u2019 has beautiful Salvia with excellent winter hardiness and summer heat tolerance. Sterile hybrid for longer floral shelf life; blooms up to 2 weeks earlier than other varieties. (S. nemorosa<\/em> x S. pratensis<\/em>) (zones 4b-9a). All-America Selections Winner 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Care:<\/strong> Perennial salvias grow in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Plants excel in moist, humus-rich soils with good drainage. Plants repeat bloom throughout the summer, but regular moisture is essential for reblooming. Liquid fertilizer 4-6 weeks until late August with Miracle-Gro\u2122<\/em> or similar product. Salvias are moderately drought tolerant. Plants excel where summer night temperatures are cool (north of USDA Zone 7). In hot climes, plants become somewhat floppy and open up. Some hybrid salvias are sterile; few come true from seed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garden Performance: <\/strong>Attract Bees, Deer Resistant, Attracts Hummingbirds, Heat Tolerant, Frost Tolerant.
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Perennial salvias (Salvia\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0sylvestris) represent a number of hybrid crosses between\u00a0S. nemorosa\u00a0and\u00a0S. pratensis but may include S.\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0alpestris,\u00a0S.\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0asperula,\u00a0S.\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0collina, and\u00a0S.\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0superba. Most cultivars are branched, upright, clump-forming, perennials with opposite, oblong to lanceolate, medium green leaves and showy spikes of tiny, tubular, two-lipped flowers (each to 1\/2\u201d long). Flower color choices range from blue to lavender to purple, depending […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,707,1319,1037,521,1498,778,674,645,806,665,774,1440,853,551,1571,625,1060,601,729,1258,1039,1639,777,630,705,706,646,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14674"}],"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=14674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14678,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14674\/revisions\/14678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}