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Salvia macrophylla |
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| Common name |
bigleaf sage |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z8-10) |
| Flowers |
blue |
| Size |
4-5' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
well drained soil |
Larger leaves than most salvias, light grayish green, prominently veined, with a velvety look and feel. Flower spikes rise above the foliage, carrying pure blue flowers.
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| | This was our only salvia that suffered damage from a series of mild freezes in December 2017 |
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Colin Mansell | Jul 21, 2019 | salvia macrophylla "tingo blue" has a habbit of frost or cold damage. If you are in an area that has mild frosts it does grow well under a tree for protection. |
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