salvia transylvanica
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: salvia transylvanica
- From: C* P*
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 13:32:17 EDT
In a message dated 7/10/99 8:41:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mikecook@PIPELINE.COM writes:
<< What is the surprise about S. transylvanica? >>
This a large salvia with beautiful blue flowers. It blooms repeatedly here
and overwinters - two things salvia usually don't do in zone 4. The plant
has large dark green leaves but is sort of floppy. It grows well for me in
one half day of morning sun. If you like combinations something yellow,
perhaps a perennial coreopsis, looks good planted in the same space. The
plant can then "weave" through the yellow of the coreopsis.
The only thriving perennial salvia here had been "Purple Rain", the nemorosas
never prospered so this one was a surprise to me.
Salvias and penstemons, two genera that are not northeastern specialties.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY
z4
