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Also Known As

Salvia x 'Amistad'
Amistad Salvia
Friendship Sage

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

8a-11

4 inch pot | $17

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Salvia 'Amistad' PP23578 plant details

Salvia 'Amistad' PP23578 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia 'Amistad' PP23578

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, cottage garden, fragrant foliage, long-blooming, showy, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia 'Amistad' PP23578

USDA Zones: 8a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Salvia 'Amistad' is a bold and beautiful sage with large, grape purple flowers emerging from black sepals produced from early summer until frost. Use it as a dramatic summer planting in the garden or pots. 'Amistad' is not that hardy but is worth it because it produces copious amounts of nectar for hummingbirds and other pollinators. Customers come back for it and 'Ember's Wish' and 'Love and Wishes' every year because the hummers love them so much. Treat as an annual or overwinter indoors in greenhouse, house, or garage.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Fabulous cross between S. guaranitica x S. gesnerifolia that captured the best of both species! Fast growing to 3-5’tall and wide (can get bigger in coastal areas), fragrant foliage on upright stems topped with terminal spikes of huge violet purple flowers...hummer landing pads! With a little deadheading, this baby will go from spring to fall freeze. Prefers well drained soil and sun (like most Salvia), needs at least semi-regular water. Also performs well in a large pot.

By: Secret Garden Growers

Zn 8 Large plant with dark purple and black blooms

By: Little Prince of Oregon

This great Salvia is a summer workhorse, blooming from early July until frost with deep purple flowers on dark, tinted stems with contrasting dark bracts. Plants grow to about 3’ tall and wide the first year, but where it is perennial it can grow to 4-5’ tall and wide. Loves sun, but can take a little shade. Beloved by hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators.

By: Avant Gardens

This new Friendship Sage has traveled from its discovered home in Argentina to England and then the US, loved by all for its early and free flowering nature and its compact bushy habit. Decorative shiny black calyxes hold radiant purple trusses of bloom. Hummingbirds just won't leave it alone!

By: Select Seeds

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Gardening facts about Salvia 'Amistad' PP23578 plant

How to Grow Salvia 'Amistad' PP23578

Sun Exposure
- sun - mostly sun
Water Needs
- regular - occasional
Soil Needs
- average
- well-drained
- rich
Special Situation
- heat tolerant
- humidity tolerant

Features

Foliage Color
- green
Flower Color
- purple
Wildlife
- beneficial insects
- bees
- butterflies
- hummingbirds
- deer resistant
Flower Season
- summer
- fall
Foliage Season
- deciduous