Anise-scented sage 'Black and Blue' Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

anise-scented sage 'Black and Blue'

ABOUT

'Black and Blue' is a tall perennial with a running rootstock, forming a wide clump of stems bearing ovate leaves and loose spikes of dark blue flowers 4cm long, each set in black calyx, and opening in late summer and autumn

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About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Lamiaceae

    • Synonyms

      anise-scented sage 'Black and Blue'

    • Common names

      Salvia caerulea

  • infoCharacteristics

    • Foliage type

      Deciduous

    • Height

      1.5-2.5 metres

    • Spread

      1-1.5 metres

    • Hardiness zones

      H3

  • sunLight

    Full Sun

  • scissorsPruning

    Deadhead faded flowers

  • bambooSoil

    SoilChalk, Loam, Sand

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      Flower borders and beds Wall-side Borders City & Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden

  • sproutPropogation

    • Propagate by division of established clumps. Take softwood and semi-ripe stem-tip cuttings from new non-flowering growth. Take basal stem cuttings from new shoots that are about 8cm (3in) tall

  • insectPests

    Slugs and snails may attack young growth. Capsid bug and leafhoppers may be troublesome. Under glass aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly may be a problem

  • microbeDiseases

    May be affected by fungal diseases including foot and root rots