Santa Rosa Gardens - Spring/Summer 2008 - (Page 14) Meadow sage Showy and easy to grow, especially in moist soil that has good drainage, meadow sage provides beautiful cut flowers and is excellent for borders, container gardening, and mass plantings. Will tolerate semi-shade, especially in Southern gardens. Considered drought and humidity tolerant, as well as deer resistant, once established. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators. A Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’ Salvia nemorosa Blue Hill (‘Blauhugel’) Salvia nemorosa May Night (‘Mainacht’) Spikes of cobalt blue flowers with black buds and calyxes from July to October. Height 3–4' Spacing 18–24" Zones 7–10 SAL-BLA $5.99 Salvia lyrata ‘Purple Knockout’ Blue flower spikes mid-summer and again in fall. Height 18–24" Spacing 18" Zones 3–8 SAL-BLU $5.99 A. Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ Long-lasting violet-purple flower spikes midsummer and again in fall. Height 18–24" Spacing 18" Zones 3–8 SAL-MAY $6.99 B. Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’ B Purple flower spikes with semievergreen foliage in shades of bronze and red. Height 6–12" Spacing 6–12" Zones 5–9 SAL-PURK $5.99 Violet flowers with outstanding purple stems mid-summer and again in fall. Height 18–30" Spacing 18–24" Zones 3–8 SAL-CAR $6.99 A mound of large, fuzzy leaves with spikes of violet blooms May through June. Height 14–20" Spacing 12–18" Zones 3–8 SAL-PURR $5.99 www.santarosagardens.com Mexican hyssop A drought- and heat-tolerant groundcover. It’s kelly-green foliage is covered with hundreds of long-lasting flower spikes that have a sweet fragrance of licorice (‘Black Adder’) or lemon (‘Tutti Frutti’). Starts to bloom in midsummer and continues until early fall. Suitable for gardens in the coastal South (tolerates summer heat and humidity). Excellent choice for containers. Butterfly and hummingbird attractor. C. Agastache × ‘Black Adder’ C D Bottlebrush flowers of vivid blue that emerge from dark purple buds. Height 24–30" Spacing 18–24" Zones 6–10 AGA-BLA $6.99 Agastache barberi ‘Tutti Frutti’ Tube-shaped raspberry flowers closely packed on stiff, purple stems. Height 24–30" Spacing 18–24" Zones 6–10 AGA-TUT $5.99 E F Mullein D. Verbascum hybridum ‘Southern Charm’ Mullein’s branched, flowering stems carry 1-inch cream, pink, apricot, or dusky lavender florets with fuzzy, purple eyes and will bloom May through June. Heat and drought resistant; flourishes in poor soil. This plant requires full sun and sharp drainage, but will tolerate some shade. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Height 2–3' Spacing 12–18" Zones 6–9 VER-SOU $5.99 www.santarosagardens.com · Toll Free: 1-866-681-0856 14 http://www.santarosagardens.com http://www.santarosagardens.com
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