Salvia verticillata
purple rain has been a very successful
component of my garden. It went completely to the ground
with the first frosts and I thought I had lost it. I had it in containers and in the
ground. Come about April both came back famously. I divided the pots and
enjoyed the lush growth in my silty clay loam. Salvia verticillata grows to about 18
inches tall.
The leaves are beautifully hairy. The blooms are a wonderful rich purple. I
cut the plant back hard at the end of the summer as the new growth comes on
and then again in the winter after they have died back.
Salvia verticillata is a native to the mountains of Mexico at about 4,000 feet.
This is a great addition to the butterfly
garden.
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