Black And Blue Salvia -
(Salvia guaranitica 'Black And Blue')
Perennial Plants
Other Common Names: Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage
Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Salvia Species: guaranitica Cultivar: 'Black And Blue'
    
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Plant Type: Perennial Temp / Zone: Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F, Zone 7B · 5° to 10° F, Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F, Zone 8B · 15° to 20° F, Zone 9A · 20° to 25° F, Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F, Zone 10A · 30° to 35° F Sun Exposure: Full / Mostly Sun Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt Soil Drainage: Well Drained Water Needs: Average Level of Care: Low Growth Rates: Fast Flower Color: Midnight Blue Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife Foliage Color: Dark Green Average Width: 3' to 4' Average Height: 4' to 5' Fragrances: None Season of Color: Fall Blooms, Summer Blooms Resistant To: Deer Resistant, Disease, Drought, Foot Traffic, Heat, Mildew Landscape Uses: Background, Containers / Planters, Garden Pond, Landscape Beds, Outdoor Living Areas, Perennial Garden, Shrub Border, Small Groups, Woodland Border Growth Habits: Broad, Bushy, Rounded, Upright Theme Gardens: Butterfly, Cottage, Hummingbird, Perennial Loading Plant Attributes
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Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Planting
Plant Black & Blue Salvia in garden beds or container gardens. In garden beds it grows quite large (4-5' H x 4-5' W) so use it towards the back of the border. The plant prefers growing in moist but well-drained soils and in sun to part shade. If you want to plant it in a container, choose a large one, maybe 16" or more in diameter. When planting in a container, I use a 50/50 mixture of premium potting mix and cheap grade potting soil.
Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Pruning
Black & Blue Salvia requires very little if any pruning through the warm season. In early winter, when all the foliage has died back, I remove the dead foliage.
Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Feeding
I fertilize Black & Blue Salvia with a mild organic flower food or a slow-release flower fertilizer on an as-needed basis throughout the season to maintain dark green foliage color.
Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Problems
I haven't seem any major problems with insects or disease on Black & Blue Salvia. Here in mid-Georgia, a severe winter can kill the plant. Even so, this one would be worth planting as an annual. Hummingbirds will fight over this plant!
Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
Black & Blue Salvia is a great plant for attracting hummingbirds. I would put it in the top 5 for sure. From all the plants I've grown in my gardens over the years, it's probably a close race between it, Madame Galen Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans), and Anise Hyssop (Agastache) for the top spot.
DARKO GOJCIC · Gardenality Seed · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
Can anibody tell me the healing things about black salvia'
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