Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill'

Meadow Sage

Tips for Homeowners:

Remove old flowers to promote new blooms and after flowering is done, cut it completely back.

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‘Blue Hill’ handles hot and dry conditions with no hesitation. Spoil it and the result is the same – tough and beautiful.  

  • Stunning clear blue flowers
  • Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees
  • Foliage has aromatic, wavy edges

Give it a front row seat in order to enjoy the beauty and to watch all its visitors.  

Height: 15-18 in
Spread: 15-18 in
Zone: 4-9
Color: Blue

Interesting Notes about Meadow Sage:

This perennial is popular for its hardiness, but also for its adaptibility and carefree nature. The plants are relatively disease and pest free and bloom all season. It grows in clumps and combines beautifully with other contrasting plants. Drought and heat tolerant and tolerates poor soils as long as well-drained. Thrives in full sun.


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes:

  • Fragrant
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Long Blooming
  • Salt Tolerant
  • Focal Point
  • Border or Bed
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Naturalizing
  • Mass Planting
  • Edging
  • Container
  • Fast Growing
  • Rock Garden

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Humming-birds
  • Attracts Butterflies

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Habit:

  • Mounding

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water

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