Botanical Name: Salvia nemerosa ‘Blue Hill’
Common Name: Blue Hill sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character

Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape A dense, compact low-growing plant with dark green foliage and upright spikes of vivid, dark blue or purple flowers
Height 18 to 30 in.
Spread 12 to 18 in.
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors: full sun to partial shade
Soil any soil with adequate drainage
Hardiness Hardy (zones 12-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves dark green, elliptical to spatulate leaves, oppositely arranged, to 3" long, 1" across; coarsely crenate margins and wrinkled surface
Flowers long spikes of dark blue-purple flowers which extend about 12" above the dense foliage; individual flowers to 1/2" long, 1/8" across
Fruit small woody capsules
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
low facer plant used for vivid flower color and long blooming season; useful in perennial borders, cottage gardens, and mixed with Mediterranean planting areas; deer and insect resistant
 
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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