Salvia - Blue Hills

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Salvia - Blue Hills

The Salvia ‘Blue Hills’, Salvia nemorosa ‘Blauhugel’, has glowing purple stems loaded with true blue flowers that bloom from June to October. With its gray-green aromatic foliage, it makes an attractive accent all summer long. ‘Blue Hills’ has a plant height of 15” and a spread of 18-24” and stays in excellent compact form. Salvia ‘Blue Hills’ should be planted in full sun in a moist well-drained area. To increase bloom time, it should be cut back after the first bloom. ‘Blue Hills’ is a magnet for butterflies, bees and hummingbirds and is deer-resistant. It is hardy for container gardening and provides excellent cut flowers. Blooms look wonderful next to Sedum ‘Matrona’, Achillea 'Coronation Gold' and Saliva ‘Snow Hill’. ... details

 

Dianthus - Cranberry Ice The Dianthus Cranberry Ice, Dianthus 'Cranberry Ice' (PPAF), has intricately patterned 1 1/2 inch pink flowers with a purple eye and pink frilled edge with mounded blue-green foliage. It is heat and drought tolerant for short periods however produces the best foilage and flowers in areas not so warm and dry. It is truly a great addition to any perennial garden and is a favorit as a border plant or in rock gardens.

Salvia - Blue Hills