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Salvia verticillata Purple Rain

Whorled Sage

A mound of fuzzy, serrated leaves, low to the ground, displaying spiky, deep purple flowers.

  • »  Ovate to oblong, hairy, gray-green foliage
  • »  Upright, spiked, whorls of deep purple flowers
  • »  Suitable for the front border
  • »  Bloom Time: Early July to fall
  • »  Flower Height: 60 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 40 cm

1gal
$20.83
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
• Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
• Long Blooming
Flowering Time
• Summer
• Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
• Clumping
• Mounding
Foliage Color
• Gray
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'

Best grown in a moist, average or dry, well-drained soil, in full sun. They are drought tolerant once established. Shear back flowers after flowering to maintain a compact, foliage habit and a possible late, summer bloom.