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Color Spires® 'Indiglo Girl' Salvia

Perennial

14 total reviews

  • Vivid purple-blue blooms have a glowing effect.
  • Ideal for perennial gardens and landscaping.
  • Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
  • Easy to grow sun perennial.
  • Zones 3-8, sun, 22" tall x 22" wide at maturity.
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Size: One Quart
Regular price $23.00
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
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Arrives as a Young Plant
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
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Description

Rich, vibrant, purple-blue flowers set Color Spires® 'Indiglo Girl' apart from other salvia (Salvia hybrid). If you're looking to add a unique effect to your sunny perennial garden, this salvia glows in the garden! Vivid purple-blue flowers glow from within black calyxes; they're long-blooming and beloved by pollinators. Be sure it has plenty of sun, and this easy-care plant will put on a floriferous display year after year.

Details

Botanical name: Salvia x 'Indiglo Girl'
Patent #: USPP 31,254
Common name: Perennial salvia
Zone: 3 - 8
Sun exposure: Sun (6+ hours sun)
Height x width: 20-22" X 20-22"
Flower color: Violet Blue
Foliage color: Green
Season of Interest: Summer
Bloom time: Summer
Features: Rabbit resistant, Proven Winners, heat tolerant, fragrant, dry soils, drought tolerant, deer resistant, cold tolerant
Uses: Background, border, cottage gardening, massing, specimen

How to Grow

Soil: Any average soil will do, provided it is well-drained. Drought tolerant once established.
Light: Full sun
Water: Dry to average -- Plants may repeat bloom throughout the summer, but need regular moisture to encourage this.
Spacing: 2 ft
Fertilizing: None required; if desired, apply a general-purpose garden fertilizer in early spring.
Winterizing: No special care needed. Many gardeners allow the spent foliage to stand until spring, and remove it when new growth emerges.
Maintenance & Pruning: Remove spent flower spikes
Variety of colorful perennials in the garden.

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Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:

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Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:

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Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.

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