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Salvia - Balkan Sage
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Salvia - Balkan Sage

Salvia forskaohlei
Smaller gardens need some bold plants to bring contrast. Balkan sage has large, dark green rumpled rosettes of substantial leaves. In summer tall, strong stems emerge, dripping with lavender-blue flowers, each with a brush of white. It grows well in shadier areas, a big bonus, and is easy to grow and reliably hardy.
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Details
Lifecycle
Perennial
Perennial Hardiness Zone
6,
7,
8,
9
Mature Size
2.5-3' h x 2.5' w
Sun
Full sun to partial shade
Soil
Regular to rich, well-drained
Season
Summer
Color
Lavender blue flowers with white stripes in throat
Features
Great Cut Flower
Deer Resistant
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Bees
Attracts Hummingbirds
SOWING INSTRUCTIONS
Depth:
Surface to 1/16"
Sprout Time:
10-14 days
Starting Indoors:
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before setting out after frost. Use a sterile seed starting mix and cover lightly with vermiculite to retain humidity. Water from the bottom by placing in a tray so that the water is soaked up instead of wetting the foliage to prevent damping off. Keep at about 65-75°F until all have germinated then grow on at 55°F.
Starting Outdoors:
Direct sow after last spring frost.
WHEN TO SET OUTSIDE
After last frost.
PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION
I can hardly imagine a garden without salvia; the genus has many irreplaceable floral gems. They are easy to grow and trouble-free, many are quick to bloom, and they grow well in gardens. Those pesky deer avoid it, perhaps stayed by the unpleasant aroma of the bruised leaves. Balkan sage is perennial, growing basal foliage of thick hairy leaves and shooting up flowering stems in early summer for about six weeks. Provide loamy soils with good drainage.
Final Spacing:
2.5'
Water Requirements:
Medium Water Use
Watering Details:
1" per week.
Fertilizer:
Mix compost into the soil prior to planting. Salvia are light feeders, however a midsummer application of organic granular fertilizer low in nitrogen but higher in phosphorus and potassium will promote flowering.
Diseases & Pests:
Generally trouble free.
When to Cut for Bouquets:
Cut when about 1/2 of florets are open.