| Description | A large growing Salvia with light blue flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-a)(gar-an-IT-i-ca) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 7-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to slightly dry |
| Soil & Site | average to well drained |
| Temperature | survives to the mid 20's F |
| Flowers | cool blue with a subtle gray cast |
| Leaves | light-green, ovate, pointed, slightly toothed, hairy , 5" long |
| Roots | forms tuberous roots, running |
| Dimensions | 4-5 feet in warmer climates |
| Maintenance | division every 2-3 years to maintain vigor, can be pinched or cut back early in the season to control height |
| Propagation | cuttings, division |
| Native Site | Species native to, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, South America. First described in 1933. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced into the trade in 1990 by Charles Cresson of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA). |
| Misc Facts | (syn Salvia concolor) |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch), "Field Notes" American Nurseryman, May 1, 2003, Eric Hsu), #156-San Marcos Growers web site (www.smgrowers.com) |
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