Salvia sagittata
(Arrow Leaf Sage)

Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Chile, Peru
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H2
Height - 90cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The House Border

Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Aromatic, bright mid-green leaves are arrow-shaped and have a wrinkled texture. Rich cobalt blue flowers with green calyces are tubular, 2-lipped in shape. Each Bloom has a smaller, spurred upper lip and a larger, broader lower lip. The flowers are held in upright Racemes and produced from midsummer into autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.

Flower:

Relatively large flowers (for the genus) are a rich shade of cobalt blue and have green calyces. Each bloom has a smaller, spurred upper lip and a larger, broader lower lip. The flowers are held in racemes and produced from July into September.

Flower colour: Blue

Flower shape: Tubular, 2-lipped flowers in racemes

Flowering time: July, August, September

Foliage:

Aromatic, bright to mid-green leaves are sagittate (arrow-shaped) and have a wrinkled texture. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Evergreen

Foliage Shape: Sagittate

Propagation:

Cuttings.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, well drained soil. Overwinter under glass.