Salvia x sylvestris 'Dear Anja'
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Aromatic mid to dark green leaves are oblong to ovate in shape. The leaves have a wrinkled texture and scalloped margins. Small, tubular 2-lipped flowers are violet-blue and have reddish-purple calyces. The lower lip of each Bloom develops a subtle white edge with age. The flowers are held in branching, upright Racemes from midsummer into early autumn. The flowers are very attractive to pollinating insects. This cultivar was selected by renowned garden designer and nurseryman, Piet Oudulf, and named it for his wife, Anja.
Flower:
Small, tubular 2-lipped flowers are violet-blue and have reddish-purple calyces. The lower lip of each bloom will develop a slight white edge with age. The blooms are held in branching, upright racemes and produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Tubular 2-lipped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Aromatic mid to dark green leaves are oblong to ovate in shape. The leaves have Crenate margins and a wrinkled texture. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to ovate
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.
