Salvia verticillata - Lilac Sage

(Lilac Sage) Read all you will about the superiority of the variety 'Purple Rain', but we like our own home-grown seed strain better. This is one of the most rewarding and reliable of the herbaceous perennial sages.

Always being worked by honeybees, the 3 foot tall spikes of dense flower whorls are, well, sort of lilac lavender, no bluish smokey purple, no . . . And that is exactly the charm of these hardy, ultra-rewarding perennials.

We use them either to foil brighter flower or leaf colors, or to smoothly harmonize with other subtle hues of blue, pink or white. Plant a group of Ajuga reptans 'Toffee Chip' at the base of a clump of three Lilac Sage for a very unique, you won't see this on every street look.

Help us help the honeybees! We are offering this plant at a very (very) reasonable price, because it is a superior bee plant. Check out a good article about the current problems with bees here.

Grow these in part shade or full sun, water regularly and use them as lovely pastel cut flowers.

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In stock	2 item(s) available
Weight	1.00 lbs
Common name	Lilac Sage
USDA Zone	5 - 9
Size (h/w/fh)	24"/42"/36"
Exposure	Full sun to partial shade
Soil	Loamy & well drained
Water	Regular
Pot size	3 1/2 inch deep pot
Container?	Yes
Price:	$5.50

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