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Salvia verticillata subsp. verticillata |
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Synonym(s) |
Salvia regeliana |
Common name |
hardy ornamental sage |
Family |
lamiaceae |
Life cycle |
perennial |
Flowers |
purple (summer) |
Size |
2-3' |
Light |
full sun |
Cultural notes |
well-drained soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature. self-sows in our garden. Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Seed ripens | mid-July |
Taprooted perennial with flowers in spikes starting in June. Aromatic gray-green foliage. Since first starting it several years ago, it has proliferated in our front lane garden, where seedlings pop up all over the place - which has resulted in a forest of sage, shown above.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Salvia verticillata subsp. verticillata
Some particularly helpful links to other websites
- Seed from '03 trade. Baggy 70F (50%G, 4d). Exposure to light did not increase germination
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July 12, 2015
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