Scientific Name:
Salvia coerulea
Pronunciation:
SAL-vee-uh sih-ROO-lee-uh
Common Name:
blue anise sage
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves shiny, ovate, heavily veined, with rounded toothed margin; flower up to 5cm long, petals dark blue, sepals black.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South America (Brazil, Paraguay, N. Argentina)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Bedding plant, Container planting, Filler, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars on shown or on campus may include S. 'Black and Bloom'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous, Rugose
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate, Rounded
Margins:
Crenate, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Verticillaster
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" that are enclosed in a persistent calyx
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Other:
deadhead spent flowers
Pest Susceptibility:
Mildew (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : cv. Black and Bloom (2016)