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Sensation®

Salvia nemorosa Sensation Sky Blue

Perennial Sage: Patent PPAF

This compact plant produces sturdy spikes of burgundy buds, opening to brilliant azure coloured blooms.

  • »  An improved cultivar of Marcus™
  • »  Compact, mounding habit
  • »  Spikes of burgundy buds open to blue-violet flowers
  • »  Flowers and buds together give a two-toned appearance
  • »  Green, oblong foliage is fragrant when crushed
  • »  Excellent cut flower, fresh or dried
  • »  Bloom Time: Late spring to midsummer
  • »  Flower Height: 30 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 25 cm

1gal
$21.88
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
• Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Fragrant
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
Habit
• Clumping
• Compact
• Dwarf
• Mounding
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Rock garden
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation Sky Blue'

Best grown in a moist, average or dry, well-drained soil, in full sun. They are drought tolerant once established. Shear back flowers after flowering to maintain a compact, foliage habit and a possible late summer bloom.