Apex™ Blue Meadow Sage

Salvia nemorosa 'Apex Blue'

Pronunciation: SAL-vee-uh nem-or-OH-suh
SKU #43497
4-9

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This especially compact selection is taller than most, for bigger impact. A stunning addition to any border with spikes of intense blue-violet flowers that top dense, shrub-like clumps of fragrant, green foliage throughout summer. Excellent for adding bold color in mass plantings. An herbaceous perennial.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Allow soil to dry between waterings.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 18 in. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9

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Bloom TimeEarly summer to fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Waterwise, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorViolet-blue
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsMaiden Grass (Miscanthus); Milkweed (Asclepias); Coneflower (Echinacea); Blanket Flower (Gaillardia); Blue Fescue (Festuca)
Care InstructionsThrives in average, well-drained soils; tolerates clay soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with an all-purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Remove spent flower heads to encourage continued bloom.
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Bloom TimeEarly summer to fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Waterwise, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorViolet-blue
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsMaiden Grass (Miscanthus); Milkweed (Asclepias); Coneflower (Echinacea); Blanket Flower (Gaillardia); Blue Fescue (Festuca)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives in average, well-drained soils; tolerates clay soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with an all-purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Remove spent flower heads to encourage continued bloom.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.