Friendship Sage
$58.00 Original price was: $58.00.$17.40Current price is: $17.40.
1000 in stock
SKU: HwJguGb70E
Category: Perennials
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Allow soil to dry between waterings.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide.
| Description | This exciting new hybrid is a true garden gem, blooming non-stop from early spring until frost. Large, deep royal purple flowers with dark bracts, on dense, vigorous plants. A fine garden or container accent, but stunning when massed in a sunny border. An herbaceous perennial. |
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| Bloom Time | Spring to fall |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Heat Loving, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Avens (Geum); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Beardtongue (Penstemon); Bee Balm (Monarda) |
| Care Instructions | Easily grown in average, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Clip spent flowers to promote continued bloom. Fertilize and hard prune to 3 or 4 inches above the ground before new growth appears in early spring. |
| History | Discovered in 2005 by Rolando Uria of the University of Buenos Aries in Argentina, this hybrid Salvia has traits of S. guarantica S. mexicana, but it’s true origins are unknown. |
| Lore | ‘Amistad’ is not as cold hardy as some species of salvia, hower, it may be root hardy to Zone 7 if given winter protection. |