Deep Purple II Salvia

Salvia

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Overview

The Salvia 'Deep Purple II' is an upright annual with deep green foliage and vivid purple flower spikes held in dramatic black calyces. It grows 24-36 inches tall and wide, blooming from planting to hard frost. Best in part sun to full sun with well-drained soil and average water, it is heat tolerant, easy to maintain, and attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Hardy in USDA Zones 9-11.

Water Medium

Deep Purple II Salvia — It grows 24-36 inches tall and wide, blooming from planting to hard frost

Deep Purple II Salvia — Best in part sun to full sun with well-drained soil and average water

Deep Purple II Salvia — The Salvia 'Deep Purple II'

Deep Purple II Salvia — commonly referred to as Deep Purple II Salvia

Deep Purple II Salvia — is a richly colored annual from the Proven Winners® collection

Deep Purple II Salvia — valued for its upright habit and intense

Deep Purple II Salvia — jewel-toned bloom display

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

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

Classification

Family: Lamiaceae

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Deep Purple II Salvia — It grows 24-36 inches tall and wide, blooming from planting to hard frost

Deep Purple II Salvia — Best in part sun to full sun with well-drained soil and average water

Deep Purple II Salvia — The Salvia 'Deep Purple II'

Deep Purple II Salvia — commonly referred to as Deep Purple II Salvia

Deep Purple II Salvia — is a richly colored annual from the Proven Winners® collection

Deep Purple II Salvia — valued for its upright habit and intense

Deep Purple II Salvia — jewel-toned bloom display

Deep Purple II Salvia — Slender spikes of vivid purple flowers rise from deep green foliage

Deep Purple II Salvia — each bloom set against a dramatic black calyx that gives the plant exceptional depth in the border

Deep Purple II Salvia — Its color reads beautifully from a distance yet rewards close viewing

Deep Purple II Salvia — and butterflies move through the stems all season long.<br><br>Compact but substantial

Deep Purple II Salvia — especially when hummingbirds

Deep Purple II Salvia — Deep Purple II Salvia matures to approximately 24 to 36 inches tall and wide

Deep Purple II Salvia — branching form that holds its own among summer annuals and tender perennials

Deep Purple II Salvia — though it can behave as a perennial in frost-free regions and is hardy in USDA Zones 9-11

Deep Purple II Salvia — It is grown as an annual in most climates

Deep Purple II Salvia — where its color and flowering are strongest

Deep Purple II Salvia — Blooming from planting until hard frost

Deep Purple II Salvia — this sterile selection does not set seed

Deep Purple II Salvia — well-drained garden soil is ideal

Deep Purple II Salvia — and regular watering will keep the foliage lush and the bloom spikes fresh

Deep Purple II Salvia — though prolonged severe drought may cause lower leaves to shed

Deep Purple II Salvia — it shows impressive toughness and heat tolerance

Deep Purple II Salvia — and even more floriferous.<br><br>In design

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