Salvia 'Mes Azur' PP 21,097
Mes Azur Sage
Item #: 16664
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
We've spent decades looking for the best purple flowered Salvia greggii form, and we stopped looking after finding Salvia 'Mes Azur'. Thanks to Ralph Perkins of Syngenta for creating this amazing shrubby sage! Salvia 'Mes Azur' is a hybrid between Salvia greggii, Salvia microphylla, and probably Salvia lycioides. Starting for us in mid-April, the 2' tall x 5' wide woody-stemmed clump of Salvia 'Mes Azur' is smothered in a mass of thousands of purple flowers. The dense habit and extraordinary flower cover raises the bar to an entirely new level. Although flowering slows in the heat of summer, it returns with vengeance in fall. Good drainage and bright sun are the keys to success.
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Item #: 8007
Zones: 7b to 10b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
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Culture: Sun to Part Sun
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Item #: 3848
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
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Culture: Sun to Part Sun
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Culture: Sun to Part Sun
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Item #: 4317
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
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