This salvia surprises me every spring. It loses all its leaves by February, looks like twigs, then suddenly it’s sprouting new growth a...Read Morend fills right out. Stays compact, but the mound is growing larger, by increments each year. Between over a mile high altitude (intense UV) winter temps to 0°F, summer 100° F and 30-50 degree temperatures swings between day and night.
Planted in my scree in 2011, this came through the extraordinarily mild winter of 2012 without even shedding its leaves. As with the Tri...Read Morecolor, this guy makes a nice display right into the winter as a lot of other things shut down.
A joy to behold wonderful in the flower or herb garden true purple softy velvety leaves look nice on bushy plants and remain colorful a...Read Morell winter.... came through the winter with flying colors.... little protection and little to no die back.... pruning is desired to maintain bushiness.... Leaves taste as good slightly weaker.... but almost as good as regular salvia officianilis..... Highly reccommended.... :)
Purple Sage has received the RHS Award for Garden Merit.
The young leaves of this variety are purple, they go very dark gr...Read Moreeen with age. Can be used and grown in exactly the same way as the Common Sage.
The plant in my garden is 2 years old and has become so heavy its split itself in 3 and I will need to take cuttings to ensure its survival.
This salvia surprises me every spring. It loses all its leaves by February, looks like twigs, then suddenly it’s sprouting new growth a...Read More
Planted in my scree in 2011, this came through the extraordinarily mild winter of 2012 without even shedding its leaves. As with the Tri...Read More
A joy to behold wonderful in the flower or herb garden true purple softy velvety leaves look nice on bushy plants and remain colorful a...Read More
Purple Sage has received the RHS Award for Garden Merit.
The young leaves of this variety are purple, they go very dark gr...Read More