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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
Garden Violence Anise Sage
Item #: 2016
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Origin: Brazil
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Emerging from dormancy in early spring, the 3' tall clumps of Salvia 'Black and Blue' are clothed in fuzzy green, spade-shaped leaves. From early June (NC) through October, the slowly spreading patches are topped with 1' spikes of long, narrow, snapdragon-like, luscious, deep blue flowers...a hummingbird favorite. Salvia 'Black and Blue' differs from other anise sage cultivars in that the calyx (the little cup that holds the open flower) is black instead of the usual green. In rich soil, a 5-year-old clump of Salvia 'Black and Blue' can spread to 6' wide.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Salvia
Flower Color: Blue
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Fragrant Foliage Plants , Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Xeriscaping Plants