salvia nemorosa 'caradonna' (meadow sage)
$15.95
- other species names: sylvestris or superba
- tall, upright, clumping habit
- spiky, dark purple to violet flowers
- mid-green, basal leaves
- leaves emit fragrance when crushed
- zone 4
- height 45-50cm
- spread 50-60cm
- colour purple
- best grown in a moist or dry, well-drained soil, in full sun
- they are drought tolerant, once established
- they may become floppy midsummer, particularly if they are grown in a rich soil and in too much shade
- consider supporting the flowers or shearing them back to the basal foliage
- full sun
- attracts butterflies
- attracts birds
- rabbit resistant
- deer resistant
- drought tolerant, once established
- heat tolerant
- fragrant
- long blooming
- rock garden
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)