Botanical Name: Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Common Name: Lilac sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape A fuzzy-leaved gray-green plant with upright inflorescences
and a dense, tight growth habit; variety is tighter and more colorful than species
Height to 2 ft.
Spread 2 to 3 ft.
Growth Rate moderate
Environment:
Exposure outdoors: full sun to partial shade
Soil well-amended soil with good drainage
Hardiness Hardy (zones 12-24)
Morphology:
Leaves olive-green deltoid leaves covered with dense hairs, to 8"
long and 4" across oppositely arranged
Flowers upright inflorescences of small purple flowers densely set
in clusters similar to Leonotis; flowers 1/2" long, 1/8" across
Fruit small woody capsules
Propagation:
stem cuttings
Usage:
excellent border plant for sunny locations; mixes in cottage
gardens, Mediterranean theme gardens, facer plant in larger borders; valued for
purple flowers and a very long blooming season
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering, but will tolerate drought when
established; blooms best with regular watering
Fertilizing slow-release at planting time
Pruning head back in early spring to control size
Pests/Diseases snails and slugs
Special Conditions/Other
Origin: Central Europe
Family: Lamiaceae
Notes:
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