Botanical Name: Salvia nemorosa 'Pusztaflamme'
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Common Name: Plumosa Salvia  
Plant photo of: Salvia nemorosa 'Pusztaflamme'
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Purple, Violet

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Plumosa salvia is kind of like a salvia that's been fluffed. It has the same classic salvia foliage (dark green, heavy crinkled, and a little fuzzy underneath), but the flowers are puffy, almost astilbe-like, and the flower stems has a slight, pendulous habit. Color is deep, rosy pink with a touch of violet. Lovely cut flower; also attracts butterflies. Primary bloom time is early summer, but is dead-heated, it may repeat bloom. Grows 12 to 15 inches tall and wide.