Salvia Species, Indigo Woodland Sage

Blooms nonstop until frost.
A lax plant, spreads widely and flops on neighbors. Sort of a weedy habit.
Survives clay. and s...Read Moreome shade. The only Salvia that survives in my clay soil.
This does not sound so great but I really like it.
In my yard, the slugs don't seem to really go for it.

For those of us who defy the absence of sufficient sun in trying to grow an old fashioned cottage flower garden, this plant is a welcome ...Read Moresurprise. Salvia forsskaolii sends up thin wands of delicate violet blue, and its leaves have the effect of woolly hosta plants. In our hot, humid Maryland summers, it dies back after flowering and can make a horrid, black ratty mess; however, fresh new leaves soon appear and all is forgiven. It's great for late summer flowers.

This is a large Salvia, prolific self-sower, cut back brown foiliage and for shape. Dead head to prevent being over run. Beautiful flower...Read Mores.

Snails & slugs love this Salvia, so bait accordingly.

S. forsskaolii is clump-forming in habit with large soft-bristled, lance-like basal leaves of medium green. Long, sturdy spikes of violet...Read More-blue tubular flowers, whose lower lips are streaked with white & yellow, rise well-above the plant. This plant works well mid-border in well-drained soil. It is a native of Bulgaria.