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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Salvia 'Amistad' PP 23,578
Amistad Purple Salvia
Item #: 6611
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Salvia 'Amistad' is one of the great perennial salvias discovered by Argentine salvia expert Rolando Uria at a plant show in Argentina. Salvia 'Amistad' first made its way to England where plantsman Rod Richards popularized it before finally reaching US shores. This floriferous Salvia guaranitica hybrid makes a huge 3.5' tall x 7' wide clump in one season...much wider and longer flowering than its predecessor, Salvia 'Purple Majesty'. So far, we have seen no sign of the stoloniferous trait of the Salvia guaranitica parent. The tops of the stalks are adorned with masses of dark purple flowers, each held in a lovely black calyx from June through frost...a hummingbird delight!
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Other Attributes
Genus: Salvia
Flower Color: Black , Multicolor , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Fillers , Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
Other: Fragrant Foliage Plants , Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants