Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 90cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Wedding Ring Border
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Grey-green leaves are oblong in shape and aromatic. Racemes of vivid, violet-blue, 2-lipped flowers are produced on dark purple stems from early summer into mid-autumn. Attractive to bees and butterflies.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Salvia x sylvestris 'Caradonna'
Flower:
Bright, violet-blue 2-lipped flowers with purple bracts are produced in racemes from June into October.
Flower colour: Violet-blue
Flower shape: 2-lipped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Grey-green, wrinkled leaves are oblong to lanceolate in shape and held in opposite pairs up the dark purple stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to lanceolate
Propagation:
Division or cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun or partial shade in moisture retentive but well drained soil.