Salvia moorcroftiana

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-36"
W: 20"

planting zones

5a-7b

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Salvia moorcroftiana plant details

Salvia moorcroftiana is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial with blue foliage. In summer lavender flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Grows well with sun and even moisture - low water. Does well in gritty, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia moorcroftiana

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen blue
Mature size: 20 IN wide, 24 IN - 36 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia moorcroftiana

USDA Zones: 5a - 7b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: gritty, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A big, 2-3 foot plant largely similar to the (also excellent) Salvia sclarea. Big dramatic basal rosettes of leaves the first year from seed, the bolts up to a large candelabra of pale lavender flowers subtended by large, showy bracts. Inclined to be biennial, but will self-seed if you let it, or, conversely, you can deadhead before seed set and it will often perennialize. Zone 5, at least -Joseph