| Description | A hardy perennial Salvia with spikes of purple flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry |
| Soil & Site | needs average to well drained soils, will rot in winter wet soils |
| Flowers | tubular two-lipped flowers borne in whorls, end of May into early June. |
| Leaves | paired, simple green leaves |
| Dimensions | clumping, upright |
| Maintenance | After blooming cut back to a few inches off the ground. They will respond with a new flush of foliage and a lesser but a second bloom. Divide off clumps to renew the vigor of the plant. |
| Propagation | division, stem cuttings |
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