Description | 'Purple rain' Salvia (Salvia verticillata) A medium height and wide spreading purple flowering perennial. An improved selection of the species plant. |
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Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 5 to 6-9 |
Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
Moisture | average, draught tolerant once established |
Soil & Site | prefers well drained |
Flowers | purple-plum spikes of whorl flowers, blooming from mid-July to frost. |
Leaves | opposite, broad and triangular,green, velvety feel from short whitish hairs |
Dimensions | 2' high by 4' spread, tends to sprawl less than the species plant |
Maintenance | dead heading improves flower production |
Propagation | cuttings, division, seeds may not come true to cultivar |
Native Site | Species native to Europe and western Asia. |
Cultivar Origin | Selection made by Piet Oudolf of the Netherlands in the 1900's. |
Misc Facts | The species name "verticillata" refers to the tightly packed whorls of flowers in verticils. |
Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch), #147-The Gardeners Guide to growing Salvias (John Sutton) |