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Blue Anise Sage 'Van Remsen' (Salvia guaranitica 'Van Remsen')

Van Remsen Sage
Van Remsen flowers
Van Remsen habit

Overview

Salvia guaranitica 'Van Remsen' is a robust cultivar of Blue Anise Sage (Brazilian Sage) with large, deep violet-blue flowers and dark calyces. Named after ornithologist Van Remsen. It forms a tall, upright, bushy plant with aromatic, deep green leaves. Blooms from midsummer to frost.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: guaranitica
Cultivar: 'Van Remsen'

Garden Performance

Full sun to part shade, rich, moist soil. Grows 4–6 feet tall. Tender perennial (zones 8–10). Excellent for back of border, screens, and hummingbird gardens. One of the largest-flowered guaranitica cultivars.

Salvias: Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue': Striking Blue Flowers with Black Calyces; Salvia guaranitica: Anise-Scented Sage with Blue Flowers; Salvia guaranitica 'Costa Rica Blue': Anise Sage with Large Blue Flowers; Blue Anise Sage 'Sapphire Blue' (Salvia guaranitica 'Sapphire Blue'); Blue Anise Sage 'Argentine Skies' (Salvia guaranitica 'Argentine Skies'); Blue Anise Sage 'Blue Enigma' (Salvia guaranitica 'Blue Enigma'); Blue Turkish Sage (Salvia cyanescens); Sage 'Blue Chiquita' (Salvia 'Blue Chiquita'); Scarlet Sage 'Blue Ribbons' (Salvia splendens 'Blue Ribbons'); Salvia splendens 'Hotline Blue' (Scarlet Sage)

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