Salvia farinacea Unplugged® So Blue™ 3.5 in Mealycup Sage

$6.59
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Available in May

FEATURES

Do you BELIEVE in LOVE at first sight?

True blue flowers on mid-sized plants that love heat, don't mind humidity and will bloom non-stop for months. A good sized plant, but not too large. It is right-sized for containers and good for use in landscapes as well.

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Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
Long Blooming
Fall Interest
Heat Tolerant
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
Attracts: 
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resists: 
Deer

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 
 Annual
 
Height Category: 
 Medium
 
Garden Height: 
 14 - 24 Inches
 
Spacing: 
 10 - 14 Inches
 
Spread: 
 12 - 16 Inches
 
Flower Colors: 
 Blue
 
Flower Shade: 
 True Blue
 
Foliage Colors: 
 Green
 
Foliage Shade: 
 Silvery Green
 
Habit: 
 Upright
 
Container Role: 
 Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 
 Part Sun to Sun
Maintenance Category: 
 Easy
Bloom Time: 
 Planting To Hard Frost
Hardiness Zones: 
 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Water Category: 
 Average
Uses: 
 Border Plant
 
 Container
 
 Landscape
 
 Mass Planting
Uses Notes: 

A great plant for attracting pollinators.  It works equally well in landscapes and containers and blooms for weeks on end.

Maintenance Notes: 

This is a wonderful annual Salvia (except in frost free zones), compact and richly colored, it is easy and trouble free. 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. Although that should not be necessary.

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.

It 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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