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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 — is a richly colored annual from the Proven Winners® collection; gardeners frequently report reliable container performance and

Deep Purple II Salvia — Deer resistance adds to its usefulness in sunny residential landscapes; and gardeners often find it responds by becoming denser

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

Deep Purple II Salvia — branching form that holds its own among summer annuals and tender perennials; and gardeners often find it responds by, image 84

Deep Purple II Salvia — Deer resistance adds to its usefulness in sunny residential landscapes

Deep Purple II Salvia — though prolonged severe drought may cause lower leaves to shed; this sterile selection does not set seed

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

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 — is a richly colored annual from the Proven Winners® collection

Deep Purple II Salvia — is a richly colored annual from the Proven Winners® collection; gardeners frequently report reliable container performance, image 75

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

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

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 — and butterflies move through the stems all season long.<br><br>Compact but substantial; especially when hummingbirds, image 82

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

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

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners

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