Details

Shipped As

Pot: 3.5" h x 2.63" w (9.5 fl oz)

Lifecycle

Perennial

Perennial Hardiness Zone

Mature Size

4-6' h x 4' w

Sun

Full sun to partial shade

Soil

Regular to rich, moist, well-drained

Season

Summer to fall

Color

Sky blue arching tubes with white throats

Features

Great Cut Flower

Deer Resistant

Heat or Drought Tolerant

Attracts Butterflies

Attracts Bees

Attracts Hummingbirds

Notable

RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner

WHEN TO SET OUTSIDE

After last frost.

PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION

First described by botanists in 1833, bog sage was found in moist areas in its native Brazil and Argentina. Versatile, it adapts easily to regular garden soils, where its spreading nature is dampened. The airy flower wands attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to back borders, lovely paired with Heleniums and Patrinia.

Final Spacing:

Water Requirements:

Medium Water Use

Watering Details:

About 1" per week.

Soil pH:

Not particular about pH

Fertilizer:

Do not overfertilize. Mix about 2" of compost into the soil prior to planting and topdress annually in springtime.

Diseases & Pests:

No major pests or diseases.

When to Cut for Bouquets:

When about 1/2 of florets have opened