Rockin'® Playin' The Blues® Salvia longispicata x farinacea

4.25” POT 

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Exposure

• Part Sun to Sun

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Mature Size

Height: 2' - 4'

Spread: 2' - 3'

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

  Beautiful blue flowers all summer long.  As the flowers age, the calyx remains deep-blue after the actual flower falls off, giving the impression that the entire flower stalk remains in flower giving a greater floral presence in the garden.

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  Fragrant Foliage

  Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer

  Long Blooming

  Fall Interest

  Heat Tolerant

  Deadheading Not Necessary

  Drought Tolerant

  Attracts: 

  Bees

  Butterflies

  Hummingbirds

  Resists: 

  Deer

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: 

  Annual

  Height Category: 

  Tall

  Garden Height: 

  24 - 48 Inches61cm - 1.2m

  Spacing: 

  14 - 18 Inches 36cm - 46cm

  Spread: 

  24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm

  Flower Colors: 

  Blue

  Purple

  Flower Shade: 

  Blue-purple

  Foliage Colors: 

  Green

  Foliage Shade: 

  Green

  Habit: 

  Upright

  Container Role: 

  Thriller

  PLANT NEEDS

  Light Requirement: 

  Part Sun to Sun

  The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

  Maintenance Category: 

  Easy

  Bloom Time: 

  Planting To Hard Frost

  Hardiness Zones: 

  7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b

  Water Category: 

  Average

  Soil Fertility Requirement: 

  Average Soil

  Uses: 

  Container

  Cut Flower

  Landscape

  Mass Planting

  Specimen or Focal Point

  Uses Notes: 

  Great in beds, along walkways, and on patios.

  Maintenance Notes: 

  Playin' The Blues^™ is a wonderful annual Salvia (except in frost free zones) compact and richly colored it is easy and trouble free. It is sterile so it will not set seed and that means it will just bloom, and bloom and bloom all season without stopping.

  You can easily trim to keep the shape or size where you want it, and it will branch out and become even thicker and more full of flowers.

  Regular watering and fertilizing will keep the plant at maximum color and growth but it is amazingly tough and once established in a pot or the garden will tolerate lower levels of food and water. However, severe drought will cause lower leaves to drop and if this happens give it a quick haircut removing the upper 1/3 of growth and once it back to normal watering it will fill back in.

  Playin' The Blues^™ is a big attractor of bees! They love the sweet nectar in the flowers, so place it accordingly; a bit farther from seating areas if bees are a concern. It is always great to have a plant that will support our native bees!!

  Rockin'^® Playin' The Blues^® Salvia longispicata x farinacea 'Balsalmispim' USPP 29,604

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS