Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Purple

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Parking Strip, Patio

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Mass Planting, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Hummingbirds

Meadow salvia is a perennial with thick, crinkled, deep green leaves with undersides that are slightly pubescent. Basal foliage is dense and semi-evergreen. Stems are erect and stiff, and possess the mint-squareness. Violet-blue flowers form in racemes along the flower spike from May through July; cutting back spent flowers may prolong blooms into the fall. Spreads through crown growth and seeding. Great cut flower. Grows 2 feet tall and wide.

Best growth occurs in full sun and well drained soils, ideally, those that have been amended with compost or are otherwise loamy. Though salvia, in general, will grow in poor soils. Formerly listed as S. x superba.