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Salvia pachyphlla

Blue Flame Giant Purple Sage

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Information by: High Country Gardens        Photographer: High Country Gardens

 

Description

Salvia pachyphylla 'Blue Flame' is a selection of the xeric sub-shrub Giant Purple Sage, chosen for its huge, brightly colored 10"+ long flowering spikes. Like a gas flame, the long tubular blue flowers poke through the rose-pink bracts attracting hummingbirds from the entire neighborhood. To help support the huge flower spikes, it's helpful to pinch back the tips of the new shoots in mid-spring to thicken up the plant. This beauty likes full sun, good air circulation, and fast draining soil conditions

 

Plant Type

Perennial

Height Range

1-3'

Width Range

1-3'

Flower Color

Blue, Purple

Flower Season

Summer

Leaf Color

Grey Green

Bark Color

n/a

Fruit Color

n/a

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

Water

Low, Extra in Summer

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained, Dry

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers

Seasonal Interest

Summer

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio

Special Uses

Container, Cut Flowers, Mass Planting

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

Water Saving Tip:

Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs.

If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.