Salvia viridis
Annual clary, Bluebeard, Painted sage, Joseph sage
- Height × spread
- 0.45m – 0.45m × 0.3m – 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
An unusual salvia with aromatic foliage and purple bracts (look like petals, but actually a type of leaf), and tiny cream true flowers, which the bees love. It's suited to sunny borders or pots as seasonal bedding and for filling gaps with colour in the summer. Grows to a height/spread of 45cm x 30cm.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Green, Purple
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Column
- Height
- 0.45m – 0.45m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Herb garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
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