Mystic Spires Wood Sage is a heat-loving compact upright herbaceous perennial with dark green foliage and masses of tall spikes of tiny two-lipped deep purple flowers in summer to fall. Flowers best in full sun and moist well-drained soils. Extremely drought tolerant.
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| Origins: | Salvia 'Indigo Spires' Sport | 
| Height: | 1.5' - 2' | 
| Spread: | 1’ - 1.5' | 
| Spacing: | 1' | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 7 - 10 | 
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| Bloom Color: | Purple | 
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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, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Fescue, Black-Eyed Susan, Blanket Flower
Image: Michael Goodyear, Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue', CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, 190908 140 Chicago Botanic Gdn - English Walled Gdn, Phlox paniculata 'Blue Boy', Lobelia x gerardii 'Vedrariensis', Salvia longispicata x farinacea 'Balsalmisp' Mystic Spires, Cissus discolor Rex Begonia Vine (48861737742), CC BY 2.0,
 
             
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
