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FEATURES
FANCY, yet UNFUSSY.
Beautiful blue flowers all summer long. As the flowers age, the calyx remains deep-blue after the actual flower falls off, giving the impression that the entire flower stalk remains in flower giving a greater floral presence in the garden.
Award Winner
Fragrant Foliage
Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
Long Blooming
Fall Interest
Heat Tolerant
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
Attracts:
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resists:
Deer
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type:
Annual
Height Category:
Tall
Garden Height:
24 - 48 Inches
Spacing:
14 - 18 Inches
Spread:
24 - 36 Inches
Flower Colors:
Blue
Purple
Flower Shade:
Blue-purple
Foliage Colors:
Green
Foliage Shade:
Green
Habit:
Upright
Container Role:
Thriller
PLANT NEEDS
Light Requirement:
Part Sun to Sun
The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:
Easy
Bloom Time:
Planting To Hard Frost
Hardiness Zones:
7a,7b,8a,8b,9a,9b,10a,10b
Water Category:
Average
Soil Fertility Requirement:
Average Soil
Uses:
Container
Cut Flower
Landscape
Mass Planting
Specimen or Focal Point
Uses Notes:
Great in beds, along walkways, and on patios.
Maintenance Notes:
Playin' The Blues™is a wonderful annual Salvia (except in frost free zones) compact and richly colored it is easy and trouble free. It is sterile so it will not set seed and that means it will just bloom, and bloom and bloom all season without stopping.
You can easily trim to keep the shape or size where you want it, and it will branch out and become even thicker and more full of flowers.
Regular watering and fertilizing will keep the plant at maximum color and growth but it is amazingly tough and once established in a pot or the garden will tolerate lower levels of food and water. However, severe drought will cause lower leaves to drop and if this happens give it a quick haircut removing the upper 1/3 of growth and once it back to normal watering it will fill back in.
Playin' The Blues™is a big attractor of bees! They love the sweet nectar in the flowers, so place it accordingly; a bit farther from seating areas if bees are a concern. It is always great to have a plant that will support our native bees!!
