Salvia nemerosa 'Salute Light Pink' - Woodland Sage cultivar

Sizes available: #1 (Trade gallon), has been cut back after flowering

Basics: zones 3-9, 18-24" x 15", full sun, light pink flowers with a purple calyx bloom along an upright stem in early to mid summer, as the flowers age they fade to a paler pink or white, medium to lean fertility soils that are well-drained. Doesn't like winter wet. Since this is a cultivar of Woodland Sage, I wonder if it can take a bit more shade than advertised. Drought tolerant once established.

Common names: Salvia, Woodland Sage, Balkan Clary, Blue Sage, Wild Sage

Family: Lamiaceae

Origin/Distribution: This is a cultivar the species Salvia nemerosa which is native to Central Europe and western Asia.

Habitat: open groves and woodland edge

More: I am looking forward to trying these in bouquets. This is an easy-going perennial that has long been cultivated and hybridized. This cultivar has a good re-blooming response to dead-heading (or cutting). Deer resistant.

Source: Van Berkum Nursery

Image credits: Van Berkum Nursery