Salvia coerulea 'Argentina Skies'

Also Known As

Salvia guaranitica 'Argentina Skies'
Salvia guaranitica 'Argentine Skies'
Argentina Skies Anise Sage

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 1'-3'

planting zones

6a-10b

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Salvia coerulea 'Argentina Skies' plant details

Salvia coerulea 'Argentina Skies' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In fall, spring and summer blue flowers emerge. Attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular - occasional water. Does well in average, gritty and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia coerulea 'Argentina Skies'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: blue blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, fragrant, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia coerulea 'Argentina Skies'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A superb selection with licorice scented leaves and lovely sky-blue trusses of bloom all summer and fall. It spreads modestly in areas where hardy, and is easy to grow in fertile, welldrained soil. Hummingbirds adore it!

By: Select Seeds

A tender perennial but can withstand more frost than some, zone 6 if well drained. Tall spikes of powder blue tubular flowers rise from hairy lt green slightly toothed 5" leaves. Blooms July to frost in sun to part shade. Grows 3-4'. Hummingbirds love it.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

Light clear blue, 2" tubular blooms are born on tall spikes from Spring to Fall on this vigorous perennial. Rich green glossy foliage and an easy garden addition. Great for Hummingbirds and Butterflies.Anise or Brazilian Sage, Salvia guaranitica, is an upright growing perennial that may flower nearly continuously from spring to frost. It has been known to spread by rhizomes but under most conditions stays neatly where it's put and where hardy will return year after year. Provide full to partial sun with average drainage with average moisture for best results. Periodic deadheading is not required but may help to keep the plants looking fresher.

By: Almost Eden

Powder-blue flower spikes on 3-4' plants combine beautifully with the pinks and purples of late summer asters. Blooms from July until frost and winters over in well-drained soil in Zone 6.