Common Name: Type: Family: Zone: Height: Spread: Bloom Time: Bloom Description: Sun: Water: Maintenance: Flower: Leaf: Attracts: Tolerate: |
sage Herbaceous perennial Lamiaceae 4 to 8 0.75 to 1.00 feet 0.75 to 1.50 feet June to September Lavender-pink Full sun Dry to medium Low Showy Fragrant Butterflies Deer, Drought, Dry Soil |
Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers moist, gravelly or sandy soils with good drainage, but tolerates drought. Plants may repeat bloom throughout the summer, but need regular moisture to encourage this. Remove spent flower spikes to help extend the bloom period. Plants may become somewhat floppy and open up as the summer progresses, particularly in humid climates. If plants flop or otherwise depreciate in summer to the point where they look unsightly, consider cutting them back to the basal foliage. In any event, cut plants back after flowering has concluded. Plants of this cultivar do not set viable seed. ‘Sensation Rose’ is a compact perennial salvia that typically grows in an erect but slightly spreading clump to 12″ tall and to 14″ wide. It is noted for its compact form, free branching habit, long bloom period and lavender-pink flowers. Flowers appear in dense terminal spikes that rise above the foliage over a long May to August bloom period. Flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. Ovate green leaves (to 2” long) are aromatic when bruised. Parents of this cultivar are proprietary selections of Salvia nemorosa. U. S. Plant Patent PP18,230 was issued on November 20, 2007. |
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