Salvia patens |
Native Region: Mexico
Zone Range: 08-10
Preferred Climate: Warm temperate to tropical
Harvest Date: Sunday 08 September, 2024
Seed count: 20-25
Description:
This tuberous rooted perennial comes back every year if given protection from winter cold, or grow as an annual. Bears loose spikes of sparse pure blue flowers in the mid to late summer. Height/spread 18-24 inches.
Notes:
Few plants produce blue flowers, and fewer still produce a purer blue flower than this one does.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a coldframe in spring. Grow on in any moderately fertile, neutral to acidic soil with good drainage.
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