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Salvia przewalskii

Salvia przewalskii
Red sage

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Sage with purplish red to reddish brown flowers.
Flower size
4 cm
Height at maturity
80 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -15°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Flowering time July to September
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Description

Salvia przewalskii is a bushy perennial with broad pilous light green leaves. The flowers, carried by ramified stalks, are of a rare purplish-red to reddish-brown colour, with a viscid and pilous calyx.

The flower spikes will add a unique touch to floral compositions. In the garden, this species will look stunning alongside cosmos or Nankin perilla in a tone-on-tone combination.

Whether they are annual, perennial, or shrubby, salvias are always very decorative. Their only drawback, at least for us, is that our good wheat soil is not really a good soil for salvias! We have to use Sioux tricks to grow some of them. 

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Flowering

Flower colour purple
Flowering time July to September
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 4 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 80 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Salvia

Species

przewalskii

Family

Lamiaceae

Other common names

Red sage

Botanical synonyms

Salvia maximowicziana var. przewalskii, Salvia przewalskii var. major

Origin

China

Product reference8472111

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Planting and care

Plant in light, porous, poor, rocky, even sandy, moist but well-drained soil, preferably without limestone. Plant in full sun. It fears heavy, rich soils that take a long time to warm up, under a humid climate. This hardy plant can withstand temperatures as low as -12 to -15°C (10.4 to 5°F). 

See also the annual varieties of sage, which are easier to grow. Find them in the SEEDS section. 

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, well-draining

Care

Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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