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Fuchsia Salvia

Salvia

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Overview

The Salvia is an upright annual with deep green foliage and vivid fuchsia-pink flower spikes set off by dramatic black calyces, drawing hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. It matures 24-36 inches tall and 24-30 inches wide. Grow in part sun to full sun with well-drained soil, average water, and occasional feeding. Useful as a border accent, mass planting, or container thriller. Hardy in USDA Zones 9-11.

Water Medium

Fuchsia Salvia — It matures 24-36 inches tall and 24-30 inches wide

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 2–3 Ft.
Mature width: 2–2.5 Ft.

Classification

Family: Lamiaceae

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Fuchsia Salvia — creating a polished yet exuberant look that reads beautifully from a distance and rewards close viewing

Fuchsia Salvia — while in colder regions it is best treated as a high-performing annual; where its vertical bloom wands rise above trailing and mounding

Fuchsia Salvia — Part of the Proven Winners® Rockin’® series; it also works beautifully in borders, image 57

Fuchsia Salvia — with an upright habit that gives it useful structure in mixed plantings; almost electric note to warm-season plantings

Fuchsia Salvia — It is perennial in frost-free gardens and hardy in USDA Zones 9a through 11b

Fuchsia Salvia — commonly referred to as Fuchsia Salvia

Fuchsia Salvia — Grow in part sun to full sun with well-drained soil, average water, and occasional feeding

Fuchsia Salvia — each held by a dark black calyx that gives the bloom spikes depth and drama; the contrast is crisp against deep green foliage

Fuchsia Salvia — Gardeners often note its appeal to hummingbirds

Fuchsia Salvia — Gardeners often note its appeal to hummingbirds; grow in part sun to full sun with well-drained soil, average water, and occasional feeding

Fuchsia Salvia — It prefers well-drained soil and average moisture; each held by a dark black calyx that gives the bloom spikes depth and drama

Fuchsia Salvia — is an upright annual that brings a vivid

Fuchsia Salvia — Useful as a border accent, mass planting, or container thriller

Fuchsia Salvia — The contrast is crisp against deep green foliage; with regular watering and fertilizing helping it maintain its most lush, image 60

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