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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

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 — A light trim can be used to refine shape or size
Deep Purple II Salvia — and gardeners often find it responds by becoming denser
Deep Purple II Salvia — Deep Purple II Salvia is a superb vertical accent for containers
Deep Purple II Salvia — especially as a thriller in large patio pots where its dark calyces add sophistication to brighter companions
Deep Purple II Salvia — and massed landscape beds
Deep Purple II Salvia — It is equally effective in mixed borders
Deep Purple II Salvia — where repeated drifts create a saturated purple rhythm through the season
Deep Purple II Salvia — Gardeners frequently report reliable container performance and near-constant hummingbird activity
Deep Purple II Salvia — making it both ornamental and ecologically lively
Deep Purple II Salvia — black and purple flowers in the garden
Deep Purple II Salvia — It grows 24-36 inches tall and wide, blooming from planting to hard frost; commonly referred to as Deep Purple II Salvia
Deep Purple II Salvia — Deer resistance adds to its usefulness in sunny residential landscapes
Deep Purple II Salvia — Best in part sun to full sun with well-drained soil and average water; especially when hummingbirds
Deep Purple II Salvia — The Salvia 'Deep Purple II'; this sterile selection does not set seed
Deep Purple II Salvia — valued for its upright habit and intense; commonly referred to as Deep Purple II Salvia
Deep Purple II Salvia — is a richly colored annual from the Proven Winners® collection; gardeners frequently report reliable container performance and
Deep Purple II Salvia — commonly referred to as Deep Purple II Salvia; and gardeners often find it responds by becoming denser
Deep Purple II Salvia — Its color reads beautifully from a distance yet rewards close viewing; gardeners frequently report reliable container performance and
Deep Purple II Salvia — jewel-toned bloom display; especially when hummingbirds
Deep Purple II Salvia — Slender spikes of vivid purple flowers rise from deep green foliage; this sterile selection does not set seed
Deep Purple II Salvia — each bloom set against a dramatic black calyx that gives the plant exceptional depth in the border; and gardeners often find it
Deep Purple II Salvia — It is grown as an annual in most climates; gardeners frequently report reliable container performance and near-constant hummingbird
Deep Purple II Salvia — especially when hummingbirds; commonly referred to as Deep Purple II Salvia
Deep Purple II Salvia — and butterflies move through the stems all season long.<br><br>Compact but substantial; especially when hummingbirds

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