Hardiness Zones
Zones 3a–3b
Light Requirement
Sun
Mature Size
24-26 Inches wide
Color Spires® 'Crystal Blue' Perennial Salvia | Proven Winners
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
This plant will ship in the spring based on your chosen ship week.
Care information
Care information
Remove plant from packaging on arrival. Water and place in appropriate sun conditions until it is ready to be planted. Do not keep plant inside or sitting in a tray of water as this could add additional stress.
Color Spires® 'Crystal Blue' Perennial Salvia | Proven Winners
Description
Description
‘Crystal Blue’ Salvia is the first of its kind – an incredibly unique light sky blue (most perennial Salvias are darker purple), a cool shade perfectly fitting for a perennial that blooms relatively early in the season.
Salvia is a staple item for every sunny garden. It asks little more than sunshine and a little drink every once in a while in return for producing a bountiful mass of colorful flower spikes from late spring into early summer. It forms a dense, rounded clump of aromatic, rugose grey-green foliage that looks nice all season long and is not enjoyed by rabbits or deer.
- Fragrant Flower
- Fragrant Foliage
- Drought Tolerant
- Salt Tolerant
- Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Resists: Deer, Rabbit
CHARACTERISTICS
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Height Category: Medium
- Garden Height: 18 - 20 Inches
- Spacing: 24 - 26 Inches
- Spread: 24 - 26 Inches
- Flower Colors: Blue
- Flower Shade: Cool Sky Blue
- Foliage Colors: Green
- Foliage Shade: Gray-Green
- Habit: Clump Forming
- Container Role: Fiiller
PLANT NEEDS
- Light Requirement: Sun
- Maintenance Category: Easy
- Bloom Time: Late Spring - Early Summer
- Hardiness Zones: 3 - 8
- Water Category: Average
- Soil Fertility Requirement: Average Soil, Fertile Soil
- Soil PH Category: Acidic Soil, Alkaline Soil, Neutral Soil
- Uses: Border Plant, Cut Flower, Dried Flower, Landscape, Mass Planting, Container, Dried Flower
- Maintenance Notes: Salvia is easy to grow in almost any climate. Though it is drought tolerant, it will bloom better with regular watering. Deadheading encourages a longer bloom time. If plants get leggy during the season, cut them all the way back to the newly developed foliage. If cut back, plants may rebloom in fall but often the flowers are fewer and smaller.
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc
