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Color Spires® 'Violet Riot' Perennial Salvia Salvia nemorosa

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
22" 2' 56cm 61cm
Height: 22"
Spread: 20" - 2'
Height: 56cm
Spread: 51cm - 61cm
  • Details

    22 - 22 Inches
    20 - 24 Inches
    20 - 24 Inches
    56cm
    51cm - 61cm
    51cm - 61cm

    Features

    This colorful perennial produces vivid violet blue flower spikes atop the mounded, aromatic foliage. Lovely when planted in drifts. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

    Fragrant Flower
    Fragrant Foliage
    Salt Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    22 Inches 56cm
    Spacing: 
    20 - 24 Inches 51cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    20 - 24 Inches 51cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Blue
    Flower Shade: 
    vivid violet blue
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Clump Forming
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    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: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Easy to grow in almost any climate in full sun. Drought tolerant but blooms better with average moisture. Cut back after flowering to promote rebloom.

    Color Spires® 'Violet Riot' Salvia nemorosa USPP 26,273, Can 5,337
  • 8 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • This is my first year with this plant and I love it so far. I planted 2 in a large pot with a PW rockin Fuschsia and some celome and sweet alyssum and they are loving their life!! I pinched them back about 3-4 weeks ago and they have tons of new buds! And best of all....the deer have left them alone!!!!

      Joy
      , North Carolina
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • This is my first year with this plant and I love it so far. I planted 2 in a large pot with a PW rockin Fuschsia and some celome and sweet alyssum and they are loving their life!! I pinched them back about 3-4 weeks ago and they have tons of new buds! And best of all....the deer have left them alone!!!!

      Joy
      , North Carolina
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • This plant was amazing! I bought it for a container and in year 2 thing exploded! It was absolutely beautiful with all the flowers and the bees seemed to love it! I live in Zone 6, and this thing survived summer temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and was a champ!

      Janeanne Henigin
      , Nevada
      , United States
      , 6 years ago
    • This plant was amazing! I bought it for a container and in year 2 thing exploded! It was absolutely beautiful with all the flowers and the bees seemed to love it! I live in Zone 6, and this thing survived summer temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and was a champ!

      Janeanne Henigin
      , Nevada
      , United States
      , 6 years ago
    • This plant was amazing! I bought it for a container and in year 2 thing exploded! It was absolutely beautiful with all the flowers and the bees seemed to love it! I live in Zone 6, and this thing survived summer temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and was a champ!

      Janeanne Henigin
      , Nevada
      , United States
      , 6 years ago
    • This plant was amazing! I bought it for a container and in year 2 thing exploded! It was absolutely beautiful with all the flowers and the bees seemed to love it! I live in Zone 6, and this thing survived summer temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and was a champ!

      Janeanne Henigin
      , Nevada
      , United States
      , 6 years ago
    • This flower was in the "personal planting areas" of our condo when we moved in about 7 years ago. I tried to kill it with herbicide, but it just wouldn't die. So I have come to appreciate it's beautiful deep blue flowers and hardy nature. However, I confine it to just one area of my planting section. I expect it would do well on a hillside with good sun, and form a beautiful, erosion-resistant section, with color throughout spring, summer and early fall.

      Mark Walker
      , Georgia
      , United States
      , 7 years ago
    • This plant is amazing, the bees love it and the color is amazing. Going to plant more! Easy to grow!

      Valerie Stilborn
      , Manitoba
      , Canada
      , 9 years ago
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