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Salvia × sylvestris 'Mainacht' (May Night): Perennial Woodland Sage with Violet Spikes

Salvia × sylvestris 'Mainacht' (syn. 'May Night') is an award-winning perennial woodland sage. It forms a compact clump of aromatic, wrinkled green leaves and produces dense spikes of deep violet-blue flowers in late spring to early summer, often reblooming if deadheaded.

Plant Details

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: × sylvestris
Cultivar: 'Mainacht' ('May Night')

Plant in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. 'May Night' is cold-hardy, long-lived, and attracts bees and butterflies. A staple of the perennial border.

Salvias: Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna': Perennial Sage with Dark Stems and Violet Flowers; Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland': Woodland Sage with Violet Spikes (East Friesland); Salvia × sylvestris 'Blue Queen': Perennial Sage with Violet-Blue Spikes; Salvia × sylvestris 'Rose Queen': Perennial Sage with Pink Spikes; Salvia × sylvestris 'Snow Hill': Perennial Sage with White Spikes (Schneehugel); Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill' – Compact Meadow Sage for Perennial Borders; Salvia nemorosa 'Pusztaflamme' – Fiery Plum Meadow Sage; Violet Sage 'Merleau Blue' (Salvia × superba 'Merleau Blue'); Salvia nemorosa 'Marcus' (Dwarf Meadow Sage); Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation Rose' (Meadow Sage)

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Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst' (Meadow Sage)

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