Salvia Color Spires 'Violet Riot'
Salvia 'Violet Riot' has fragrant two-lipped flowers in violet-blue with dark purple sepals and aromatic, green foliage.
Description:
Salvia 'Violet Riot' is part of the Color Spires collection which offers refined, compact clumps of deep violet-blue two-lipped shaped flowers with dark purple sepals. Both flower and foliage are fragrant. The growth habit is tidy with a compact, upright and bushy appearance to 24 inches high and wide. Flowers are evenly and closely spaced for a full, polished look. Awesome in a patio container and in the mixed sunny border for summer colour. Plant in full sun with well-drained soils. A hummingbird and pollinator magnet! Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Garden Sage
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Well-drained, rocky slopes. Rocky soils in Central, West and South Texas, and Mexico.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
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