Salvia transsylvanica - TRANSYLANIAN SAGE
Robust sage with larger blue flowers, often reblooming throughout summer and early fall.
Best in somewhat cooler areas (not suitable for deep south and very humid climates).
Upright, somewhat lose growth (may be cut back to encourage new compact growth).
Greeting from the Count Dracula.
Blooming Time: June-July are the peak, but reblooms later on, if it has enough moisture (or if deadheaded and occasionally watered deeply and fertilized a bit)
Size: 2-3' tall and 1.5-2' wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 7
Culture: full sun, mostly sun. Average soils, somewhat drained soils, drier soils. Adaptable and drought tolerant. Avoid waterlogged soils. Drought, heat and air-pollution tolerant plant makes it great candidate for urban landscaping.
Moisture Needs: average (medium) to drier (medium-dry), dry
Origin: Romania, Northern and central Russia
Black Walnut Tolerant: no
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes (due to it's aromatic leaves)
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes (including honeybees)
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Any sunny garden, low maintenance plantings, deer resistant plantings, naturalistic gardens. Combine with short to medium-tall grasses and with perennials like shorter Amsonia, shorter Baptisia, Asclepias tuberosa or A. verticillata, Eryngium, Coreopsis, shorter cultivars of Echinacea, Gaillardia, Gaura, Geranium sanquineum cultivars, Perovskia, Rudbeckia, Nepeta, Sedum, roses or daylilies. Looks good with short groundcovering plants. Also goes well with plants with more moisture needs like tall phloxes (chose the shorter cultivars), hardy Geranium hybrids, Lilium or shorter cultivars of Eupatorium.
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Salvia transsylvanica - TRANSYLANIAN SAGE
Robust sage with larger blue flowers, often reblooming throughout summer and early fall.
Best in somewhat cooler areas (not suitable for deep south and very humid climates).
Upright, somewhat lose growth (may be cut back to encourage new compact growth).
Greeting from the Count Dracula.
Blooming Time: June-July are the peak, but reblooms later on, if it has enough moisture (or if deadheaded and occasionally watered deeply and fertilized a bit)
Size: 2-3' tall and 1.5-2' wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 7
Culture: full sun, mostly sun. Average soils, somewhat drained soils, drier soils. Adaptable and drought tolerant. Avoid waterlogged soils. Drought, heat and air-pollution tolerant plant makes it great candidate for urban landscaping.
Moisture Needs: average (medium) to drier (medium-dry), dry
Origin: Romania, Northern and central Russia
Black Walnut Tolerant: no
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes (due to it's aromatic leaves)
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes (including honeybees)
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Any sunny garden, low maintenance plantings, deer resistant plantings, naturalistic gardens. Combine with short to medium-tall grasses and with perennials like shorter Amsonia, shorter Baptisia, Asclepias tuberosa or A. verticillata, Eryngium, Coreopsis, shorter cultivars of Echinacea, Gaillardia, Gaura, Geranium sanquineum cultivars, Perovskia, Rudbeckia, Nepeta, Sedum, roses or daylilies. Looks good with short groundcovering plants. Also goes well with plants with more moisture needs like tall phloxes (chose the shorter cultivars), hardy Geranium hybrids, Lilium or shorter cultivars of Eupatorium.
Picture copyright: US Perennials