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Color Spires® 'Crystal Blue' Perennial Salvia Salvia nemorosa

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
20" 2'2" 51cm 66cm
Height: 18" - 20"
Spread: 2' - 2'2"
Height: 46cm - 51cm
Spread: 61cm - 66cm
  • 18 - 20 Inches
    24 - 26 Inches
    24 - 26 Inches
    46cm - 51cm
    61cm - 66cm
    61cm - 66cm

    Features

    This colorful perennial produces cool sky blue flower spikes atop the neatly mounded, aromatic foliage. Lovely when planted in drifts. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

    Fragrant Flower
    Fragrant Foliage
    Salt Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer, Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 20 Inches 46cm - 51cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 26 Inches 61cm - 66cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 26 Inches 61cm - 66cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Blue
    Flower Shade: 
    Cool sky blue
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Grey-green
    Habit: 
    Clump Forming
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    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).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Easy to grow in almost any climate in full sun. Drought tolerant but blooms better with average moisture. Cut back after flowering to promote rebloom.

    Color Spires® 'Crystal Blue' Salvia nemorosa USPP 26,344, Can 5,338
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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • What a beautiful plant! Is easily bigger than stated. Love the aromatic fragrance when brushed up against! This plant did not disappoint. Pollinators love it too.

      Paul Roberts
      , New Jersey
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • What a beautiful plant! Is easily bigger than stated. Love the aromatic fragrance when brushed up against! This plant did not disappoint. Pollinators love it too.

      Paul Roberts
      , New Jersey
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • What a beautiful plant! Is easily bigger than stated. Love the aromatic fragrance when brushed up against! This plant did not disappoint. Pollinators love it too.

      Paul Roberts
      , New Jersey
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • Ruth Bravo
      , New Jersey
      , United States
      , 5 years ago
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