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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Salvia glabrescens 'Shi Ho'
Hairless Japanese Woodland Sage
Item #: 9301
Zones: 5b to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Salvia nipponica v. glabrescens) Salvia 'Shi Ho' is a dark purple-flowered form of the Japanese woodland sage, Salvia glabrescens. For us, Salvia glabrescens makes an 18" tall x 18" wide clump of dark green hastate leaves topped, starting in October, with short spikes of dark purple flowers...a great way to add color to the early fall woodland garden. As best we can figure, Shi Ho probably means something like "working lady of the evening." Moist, rich soils are best.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Pink , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Fall
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Fragrant Foliage Plants , Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut flower plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Plants from Japan , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Wet Shade Plants