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Rockin'® Playin' the Blues™ Salvia | Proven Winners®

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Features

Characteristics

Plant Needs

Beautiful blue flowers all summer long.  As the flowers age, the calyx remains deep-blue after the actual flower falls off, giving the impression that the entire flower stalk remains in flower giving a greater floral presence in the garden. Playin' The Blues™ 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!!

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  • Deadheading Not Necessary

    Characteristics

    Plant Type:

    Annual

    Height Category:

    Tall

    Garden Height:

    24 - 48 Inches

    Spacing:

    14 - 18 Inches

    Spread:

    24 - 36 Inches

    Foliage Colors:

    Green

    Flower Colors:

    Blue, Purple

    Flower Shade:

    Blue-Purple

    Foliage Shade:

    Deep Green

    Habit:

    Upright

    Container Role:

    Thriller

    Tolerant to:

    Drought, Heat

    Attracts:

    Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

    Resists:

    Deer

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement:

    Part Sun to Sun

    Maintenance Category:

    Easy

    Bloom Time:

    Continuous Bloom, Long Blooming, Planting To Hard Frost, Rebloomer

    Hardiness Zones:

    10a, 10b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

    Water Category:

    Average

    Soil Fertility Requirement:

    Average Soil

    Uses:

    Border Plant, Container, Cut Flower, Landscape, Mass Planting

    Light Requirement:

    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).

    Uses Notes: 

    Great in beds, along walkways, and on patios.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Playin' The Blues™ is a wonderful annual Salvia (except in frost-free zones) compact and richly colored it is easy and trouble-free. It is sterile so it will not set seed and that means 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. 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.

    Playin' The Blues™ 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!!

    Rockin'®Playin' the Blues®Salvialongispicata x farinacea'Balsalmispim'USPP 29,604

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