Rockin'® Playin' the Blues® Salvia

ANNUAL - Proven Winners®

Great Focal Point,
Continuous Blooming,
Drought Tolerant and Deer Resistant

$10.99

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Size: PW - 4.25" Pot PW - 4.25" Pot

Description

(Blue Sage) A fragrant thriller for your containers and landscape, Playin' the Blues® Salvia. Standing 24-48 inches tall, the purplish blue spikes of Playin' the Blues® create a great focal point for mixed containers. This continuous blooming Salvia is sterile, which means more flowers for you. Planted in full sun, you may enjoy the flutter of butterflies and hummingbirds checking out the blooms. Drought tolerant and deer resistant are just two of the great attributes Playin' the Blues® brings. We recommend regular watering and fertilizing every 1-2 weeks for continuous growth and blooms. You may find that it is taller than you want, so we recommend giving it a trim, which will in turn, create branching and even more blooms! You may notice that Playin' the Blues® salvia attracts bees, keep that in mind when planting. We encourage plants that will support our bee population.

More Details

Name: Salvia longispicata x farinacea 'Balsalmispim' PP29,604 Rockin'® Playin' The Blues®
Common Name: Sage
Sunlight: Full Sun (+6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Bee Friendly, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Songbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Fall, Late Spring or Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
Flower Color: Purple Shades
Max Height: 2 - 4 Feet
Max Spread: 1 - 3 Feet
Water Requirements: Low Water Needs, Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7, 8, 9, 10
Attributes: Cut Flower or Foliage, Drought Tolerant
Design Use: Border, Combination Containers, Container, Massing, Specimen
Container Design: Thriller

Gardener Tips

For general how to grow tips for Rockin'® Playin' the Blues® Salvia and how to care for your annuals. View Garden Crossings How to care for Annuals page. Interested in growing tips for other plants we sell. Browse our Plant Care Tips.

Reviews

small but mighty

I live in Nashville zone 7b. Heavy clay soil. Full sun. They came small and I planted the same day, 3 weeks later they are double the size and the blooms are 6 inches long. they are already a gallon size. I will order more. They are already feeding the humming birds.

Still a bit early to really gauge it

All the plants went to ground at the same time and the majority of them are going for it. A few are feeling it out and a couple have died out. For the few that didn’t make there are too many variables to pinpoint the cause. They arrived exceptionally packaged for the trip. I was hesitant to put them in ground right away because of the approaching cold snap on the forecast. That decision proved to be the right one. All are about the same height at about 6 to 8 inches in height and a few have flower spikes forming.