Salvia 'Big Blue' ~ Big Blue Salvia-ServeScape
Salvia 'Big Blue' ~ Big Blue Salvia-ServeScape
Salvia 'Big Blue' ~ Big Blue Salvia-ServeScape
Salvia 'Big Blue' ~ Big Blue Salvia-ServeScape

Salvia 'Big Blue'

Big Blue Salvia

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Big Blue Salvia is a compact upright clumping herbaceous annual with full light green foliage.  Tall dark purple spikes with matching calyxes sporting small dark blue two-lipped flowers bloom from midsummer until frost attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.  Flowers best in full sun and moist well-drained soils.  Drought tolerant once established.  Big Blue has improved shade tolerance and is self cleaning.

Type: 

Annual

Origins:

Mexico and Southwestern US

Height: 

2' - 3'

Spread: 

1.5’ - 2'

Spacing: 

2'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

9 - 11

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Blue

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for scale and whitefly.  Some susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spot, and rust.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Shasta Daisy, Coneflower, Aster

IMAGES: Photoset by cultivar413, (1) 190908 004 Chicago Botanic Gdn - Visitor Center,..., CC BY 2.0, (2) 190908 184 Chicago Botanic Gdn - Heritage Garden,..., CC BY 2.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown

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Salvia 'Big Blue' ~ Big Blue Salvia-ServeScape

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