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Salvia 'Indigo Spires': Hybrid Sage with Long Indigo-Blue Spikes

Salvia 'Indigo Spires' is a popular hybrid sage (Salvia farinacea × S. longispicata) known for its exceptionally long, twisting spikes of deep indigo-blue flowers. It blooms from early summer to frost. The foliage is green and slightly fuzzy. It is a sterile hybrid, so it does not set seed.

Plant Details

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Cultivar: 'Indigo Spires'

Grow in full sun with well-drained soil. 'Indigo Spires' is a tender perennial often grown as an annual. It attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Salvias: Hybrid Sage 'Scarlet Spires' (Salvia 'Scarlet Spires'); Sage 'Blue Chiquita' (Salvia 'Blue Chiquita'); Silver Sage 'Artemis' (Salvia argentea 'Artemis'); Autumn Sage 'La Luna' (Salvia × jamensis 'La Luna'); Forsythia Sage 'Dunham' (Salvia madrensis 'Dunham'); Salvia mexicana 'Snowflake' (Mexican Sage); Salvia transylvanica 'Blue Spires' (Transylvanian Sage); Indigofera kirilowii: Chinese Indigo – Ferny Foliage and Pink Pea Flowers; Trailing Indigo (Indigofera spicata): Spreading Legume for Warm Climates; Pink-Flower Indigo (Indigofera amblyantha): Ornamental Flowering Shrub

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