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Salvia 'Madeline'

Also Known As

  • Madeline Meadow Sage

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 2'
  • W: 18"

planting zones

  • 5a-8b

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Salvia 'Madeline' plant details

Salvia 'Madeline' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring blue and white flowers emerge. Attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia 'Madeline'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 18 IN wide, 2 FT tall
Flowers: blue and white blooms in spring
Uses: rosette-forming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia 'Madeline'

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Salvia 'Madeline' is a hybrid sage discovered within a patch of Salvia hians in the garden of famed designer Piet Oudolf. It has amazing bicolour flowers with a large, hooked, purple to purple-blue hood and a lower white lip. The flowers are borne in late spring and early summer on many upright square stalks from a basal rosette of large, textured, green leaves. Popular with pollinators including hummingbirds. Provide good drainage and full sun.

Gardening facts about Salvia 'Madeline' plant

How to Grow Salvia 'Madeline'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly shade
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • white
    • blue
  • Wildlife

    • beneficial insects
    • hummingbirds
    • deer resistant
  • Flower Season

    • spring
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous

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