Description
4.25” Pot
Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature SizeHeight: 14″ – 2′Spread: 12″ – 16″Plant is not sold online.
DETAILS
FEATURES
True blue flowers on mid-sized plants that love heat, don’t mind humidity and will bloom non-stop for months. A good sized plant, but not too large. It is right-sized for containers and good for use in landscapes as well.
Award WinnerContinuous Bloom or RebloomerLong BloomingFall InterestHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryDrought TolerantAttracts: BeesButterfliesHummingbirdsResists: Deer
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: AnnualHeight Category: MediumGarden Height: 14 – 24 Inches36cm – 61cmSpacing: 10 – 14 Inches 25cm – 36cmSpread: 12 – 16 Inches 30cm – 41cmFlower Colors: BlueFlower Shade: True BlueFoliage Colors: GreenFoliage Shade: Silvery GreenHabit: UprightContainer Role: Thriller
PLANT NEEDS
Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun
The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category: EasyBloom Time: Planting To Hard FrostHardiness Zones: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10bWater Category: AverageSoil Fertility Requirement: Average SoilPoor SoilUses: Border PlantContainerLandscapeMass PlantingUses Notes:
A great plant for attracting pollinators. It works equally well in landscapes and containers and blooms for weeks on end.
Maintenance Notes:
This is a wonderful annual Salvia (except in frost free zones), compact and richly colored, it is easy and trouble free. It will just bloom, and bloom and bloom all season without stopping.
You can easily trim to keep the shape or size where you want it, and it will branch out and become even thicker and more full of flowers. Although that should not be necessary.
Regular watering and fertilizing will keep the plant at maximum color and growth but it is amazingly tough and once established in a pot or the garden will tolerate lower levels of food and water. However, severe drought will cause lower leaves to drop and if this happens give it a quick haircut removing the upper 1/3 of growth and once it back to normal watering it will fill back in.
It is a big attractor of bees! They love the sweet nectar in the flowers, so place it accordingly; a bit farther from seating areas if bees are a concern. It is always great to have a plant that will support our native bees!!
Unplugged® So Blue™ Salvia farinacea ‘G14251’ USPP 32,695, Can 6,537Pictures and Information Copied from Proven Winners
