Wood Sage
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Source of plant
Bluestone Perennials
Description
Salvia x sylvestris plants, by and large, are branched, upright, clump-forming, perennials featuring opposite, oblong to lanceolate, medium green leaves and showy spikes of tiny, tubular, two-lipped flowers (each to 1/2 long) which range in color from blue to lavender to purple. Flowers primarily bloom from late spring to early summer, but sporadic additional bloom may continue to appear throughout much of the remaining summer. Flowers bloom in 2-6 flowered verticillasters arranged in dense terminal racemes which rise well-above the basal leaves on square stems to as much as 30 tall. Subsequent to the primary bloom, sporadic additional bloom may continue to appear throughout much of the remaining summer. Leaves of this mint family member are aromatic, wrinkled and soft-hairy beneath with entire or serrate margins. Basal leaves (to 3 long) have petioles. Smaller upper stem leaves are sessile. Mainacht™, commonly sold under the trade name of MAY NIGHT, features deep violet blue flowers on stems rising to 18-24 tall. Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4