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Salvia farinacea Big Blue

Salvia longispicata x farinacea Big Blue
Sage

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Fights valiantly against the heat and drought. But I bought the seedlings late, and due to the challenging conditions this summer, they are growing slowly.

Birte, 21/08/2022

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A frost-tender perennial that is cultivated as an annual. Resistant to heat, it flowers from summer to autumn in very dense spikes of intense blue-violet. It has broad dark green foliage. With a very neat appearance and abundant flowering, it is suitable for flower pots, borders, and summer flower beds. It is also a very beautiful flower for cutting.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
50 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -6°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to May
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Description

Salvia 'Big Blue' is a hybrid sage, actually a tender perennial plant that can be easily grown as an annual for its generous and beautiful flowering. This heat-resistant variety produces from summer until the first frost superb upright flower spikes, very dense, of an intense blue-violet, which rise majestically above a broad dark green foliage. With an upright but compact habit that is very tidy, this sage is wonderfully suited for flower pots, borders, and summer beds. It is also a very beautiful cut flower.

 

Salvia 'Big Blue' is a sterile horticultural hybrid, probably resulting from the spontaneous cross-breeding of Salvia longispicata, a large perennial shrub native to the mountainous regions of southwestern Mexico, and Salvia farinacea, another perennial species native to Texas and Mexico. Just like its presumed parents, this plant belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Its low hardiness and rapid growth make it an excellent annual in most climates. The 'Big Blue' cultivar has an elegant habit, both upright and bushy, reaching about 50 cm (20in) in height when in bloom, with a diameter of 40 cm (16in). It forms bouquets of sturdy stems, covered at their base with broad ovate foliage, with serrated edges and visible veins, dark green in colour, quite different from that of the mealy sages. Blooming starts timidly in July, takes off in August-September, and reaches its peak in October-November. Above the foliage clump, upright and dense spikes appear, 30 cm (12in) long, adorned with small flowers of a deep blue-violet hue. As the plant does not produce viable seeds, it dedicates all its energy to tirelessly blooming, until the cold weather knocks it down.

 

The 'Big Blue' hybrid sage,  very tall and very blue, will be perfect everywhere. First and foremost in flower beds, for example paired with white or pink roses, marigolds, and a sowing of common borage. It will also enhance the autumn colours of deciduous spindle trees, Persian ironwoods, oakleaf hydrangeas, accentuating their flamboyant shades. It can also be paired with grasses, gauras, and emerge from a bush of silver wormwoods. This plant also forms pretty borders along pathways, among silver carpet (Cerastium tomentosum) that will carpet its base in a soft harmony of muted tones. Its very neat habit allows it to fill beautiful flower pots, alongside annual rudbeckias, pink calibrachoas, or bacopas. Its lavender-like spikes hold up well in a vase.

 

With over 900 species of annuals, perennials, and soft-wooded shrubs, distributed throughout the globe, except in very cold regions and the tropical forest, the Salvia genus is the richest in the Lamiaceae family.

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Salvia farinacea Big Blue (Flowering) Flowering
Salvia farinacea Big Blue (Foliage) Foliage
Salvia farinacea Big Blue (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour blue
Flowering time July to November
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 1 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 50 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Salvia

Species

longispicata x farinacea

Cultivar

Big Blue

Family

Lamiaceae

Other common names

Sage

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference821571

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Planting and care

The 'Big Blue' hybrid salvias thrive in fertile, rather moist, well-drained, well-tilled soils, in full sun or, at most, in partial shade in warm climates. They are not very hardy and should be planted in the garden or in pots once the risk of frost has passed. However, they are heat-tolerant plants, especially in soil kept moist. In regions where winters are very mild, these salvias can overwinter in the ground. Elsewhere, they can be dug up in November, trimmed back, and stored in a bright, frost-free location for the winter. Growing them in pots makes it easy to protect them from severe winter frosts.

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Planting period

Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to May

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -6°C (USDA zone 9a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Well-drained, light, permeable, fertile.

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Needs to be stored
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