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Meadow Sage 'Indigo' (Salvia pratensis 'Indigo')

Indigo Sage

Overview

Salvia pratensis 'Indigo' (also known as 'Indigo Variations') is a cultivar of Meadow Clary (Meadow Sage) with deep indigo-blue flowers. It forms a basal rosette of wrinkled, green leaves and sends up upright spikes of densely packed flowers in early summer.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: pratensis
Cultivar: 'Indigo' (syn. 'Indigo Variations')
Synonym: Salvia pratensis var. haematodes

Garden Performance

Full sun, well-drained soil, moderate water. Grows 2–3 feet tall. Hardy perennial (zones 4–8). Excellent for meadow plantings, cottage gardens, and pollinator borders. Attracts bees and butterflies.

Salvias: Salvia 'Indigo Spires': Hybrid Sage with Long Indigo-Blue Spikes; Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica alba: White Clary Sage; Salvia forsskaolii: Indigo Woodland Sage with Violet Spikes; Chiapas Sage (Salvia chiapensis); Hardy Meadow Sage (Salvia nemorosa subsp. pseudosylvestris); Biennial Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica); Clary Sage 'Palisades' (Salvia viridis 'Palisades'); Clary Sage 'Blue Denim' (Salvia viridis 'Blue Denim'); Salvia pratensis – Meadow Clary for Naturalistic Plantings; Salvia pratensis 'Swan Lake' – White Meadow Sage Elegance

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