Rockin'® Playin' the Blues® Salvia

ANNUAL - Proven Winners®

Great Focal Point,
Continuous Blooming,
Drought Tolerant and Deer Resistant

$10.99

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Size: PW - 4.25" Pot PW - 4.25" Pot

Description

(Blue Sage) A fragrant thriller for your containers and landscape, Playin' the Blues® Salvia. Standing 24-48 inches tall, the purplish blue spikes of Playin' the Blues® create a great focal point for mixed containers. This continuous blooming Salvia is sterile, which means more flowers for you. Planted in full sun, you may enjoy the flutter of butterflies and hummingbirds checking out the blooms. Drought tolerant and deer resistant are just two of the great attributes Playin' the Blues® brings. We recommend regular watering and fertilizing every 1-2 weeks for continuous growth and blooms. You may find that it is taller than you want, so we recommend giving it a trim, which will in turn, create branching and even more blooms! You may notice that Playin' the Blues® salvia attracts bees, keep that in mind when planting. We encourage plants that will support our bee population.

More Details

Name: Salvia longispicata x farinacea 'Balsalmispim' PP29,604 Rockin'® Playin' The Blues®
Common Name: Sage
Sunlight: Full Sun (+6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Bee Friendly, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Songbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Fall, Late Spring or Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
Flower Color: Purple Shades
Max Height: 2 - 4 Feet
Max Spread: 1 - 3 Feet
Water Requirements: Low Water Needs, Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 10, 7, 8, 9
Attributes: Cut Flower or Foliage, Drought Tolerant
Design Use: Border, Combination Containers, Container, Massing, Specimen
Container Design: Thriller

Gardener Tips

For general how to grow tips for Rockin'® Playin' the Blues® Salvia and how to care for your annuals. View Garden Crossings How to care for Annuals page. Interested in growing tips for other plants we sell. Browse our Plant Care Tips.

Reviews

Wow, these plants were just beautiful upon arrival! Your method of packing the plants for shipping is excellent! I ordered three of these and each one had healthy buds, and the plants themselves could not have been healthier. This particular type of salvia is an absolute bee magnet. I planted in my flower beds last year and they were the last flowering plants in my flowerbeds, lasting into October in Michigan! My local nursery did not carry these this year, so glad I found them on your site, and to have them arrive so healthy was awesome! You definitely have a repeat customer. Thank you! (would like to have included pictures, but couldn’t see how to do it)

Ordered 2 last year.4 this year along with other plants 18 total. Plants always come healthy and very well packaged. Very happy with Garden Crossings. These days it's nice to find a company you can depend on. Thank You W.H.B.

Rockin’ Playin’ The Blues is my favorite plant of the 2023 season. The pollinators love it. I Love It! Low maintenance and continuously blooming. It’s a perennial for me in 7b. I also would like to compliment GC on their EXCELLENT and OUTSTANDING customer service. Heidi both called and emailed me as a follow up to a question I had. The plants I ordered arrived as if I picked them up at my local nursery.