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Salvia lyrata 'Purple Volcano': Lyreleaf Sage with Purple Foliage

Salvia lyrata 'Purple Volcano' is a selection of Lyreleaf Sage with deep purple foliage, especially in spring and fall. It produces pale blue flowers on tall spikes. The rosette-forming habit makes it a colorful groundcover.

Plant Details

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: lyrata
Cultivar: 'Purple Volcano'

Grow in partial shade to full sun. 'Purple Volcano' provides striking foliage color in naturalized areas and woodland edges.

Salvias: Salvia 'Indigo Spires': Hybrid Sage with Long Indigo-Blue Spikes; Salvia lyrata: Lyreleaf Sage, a Native Groundcover; Salvia lyrata 'Purple Volcano': Lyreleaf Sage with Purple Foliage; Lyreleaf Sage 'Burgundy Bliss' (Salvia lyrata 'Burgundy Bliss'); Lyreleaf Sage 'Purple Knockout' (Salvia lyrata 'Purple Knockout'); Whorled Sage 'Purple Rain' (Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'); Sage 'Blue Chiquita' (Salvia 'Blue Chiquita'); Silver Sage 'Artemis' (Salvia argentea 'Artemis'); Salvia muelleri 'Royal Purple' – Autumn Sage with Regal Color; Salvia bulleyana (Bulley's Sage / Purple & Yellow Yunnan Sage)

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