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Salvia jurisicii |
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| | Silver-hairy in spring |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z6-9) |
| Flowers |
blue |
| Size |
12-24" |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil, drought tolerant |
| Seed ripens | late July |
For years, this plant frustrated me. I had just one plant, which I grew from seed, planted in a cushy spot close to our patio. Every year, it would start off promising enough in our garden, with a neat tuft of feathery leaves - but it would proceed to do nothing in the way of blooming, and got progressively rattier as the season wore on. Finally, I moved it to our rock garden this spring, where it is more exposed - pretty much harsh sun all day. I guess that's what it needed, because by mid-July, it started to bloom. I'm glad I stuck with it: the soft-hairy blue flowers in spikes are well worth waiting for.
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| | By mid-August, our plant looks sad |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: rock garden Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Pam | Nov 11, 2005 | I started some from seed this year and the seedlings were rather spindly. I will be interested to see what they do if they survive the winter. |
| sabinski | Nov 12, 2005 | working in a botanical garden near basel (switzerland), a collegue has s. juriscii planted outside for a few years. this summer i planted two of them in 'my' part of the garden, too. it seems to grow well in spite of being quite attractive to snails. we have a very alkaloid soil and warm summers here... |
| Joseph | Apr 10, 2006 | I have quite a few seedlings coming along of this species. The seedling produces a nice carrot-like root, and I look forward to seeing what it does here. I will have to get the slug bait out based on sabinski's comments regarding snail predation. I am pleased it will survive my winters here in Delaware. |
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