This is my second year to grow what we call "vampire sage" (from its name--not from any sinister habits). I purchased the plant last yea...Read Morer from High Country Gardens, divided it this year, and have many blooms on both plants. (It needs plenty of room. Mine now needs moving--not just dividing again.) I love the color of the blooms, and I don't mind the "coarse" leaves, since my garden is a pretty informal "cottage" garden--which is just a way of saying "I grow everything I can in my small yard, with little regard for design."
Grew this for several seasons; my thriving colony was wiped out two years ago when my sheep spent a few days in the garden while we were...Read More away. Haven't even had any seedlings since, either. Annoying.
I originally grew this one from Thompson & Morgan seed; not nearly as floriferous (if that's a word!) or "blue" as the catalogue photos, but still was very nice for continuous bloom mid-summer right past first few frosts. Really appreciated this in the autumn when the garden was in decline.
Not outstandingly showy, but pleasant in mid-border. Knee-high-ish.
Will definitely grow this again. Seed was easy to start; seedlings vigorous and trouble-free. Overwintered just fine here for 3 (maybe 4?) seasons; there were always a few seedlings showing up as well.
Ordered 3 tiny little pots of this salvia last year and was absolutely charmed. How to describe the color? It's somehow "clearer" than ...Read Moreyour average salvia. Beautiful with a bouquet of sunflowers and purple basil. The plants were maintenance-free and bloomed freely.....I think the only thing I did is cut them back a bit in the beginning of August. I think the only possible detriment is that the plants were a bit coarse-textured for most modern landscapes. For a midwest cottage garden, however, I'd highly reccomend this species. Our dog's been sleeping on the bed where the salvia's located all winter, so I doubt they'll come up again this Spring, but even if they don't, I'm super satisfied by last year's show.
This is my second year to grow what we call "vampire sage" (from its name--not from any sinister habits). I purchased the plant last yea...Read More
Grew this for several seasons; my thriving colony was wiped out two years ago when my sheep spent a few days in the garden while we were...Read More
Ordered 3 tiny little pots of this salvia last year and was absolutely charmed. How to describe the color? It's somehow "clearer" than ...Read More