Snow Hill is the classic white. Planted with May Night, it can be a blue and white spectacle in the garden.
About Salvias: Salvias can be confusing. Everybody knows those fire-engine red spires we see in park plantings every summer. Well, they're the annuals. Were dealing here with perennials. And most perennial Salvias bloom blue or purple, and most are much larger plants than the little red annuals.
Growing with numerous dense flower spikes that come into full bloom in May or June, the cultivars of S. nemorosa (which is a combo of several European species that are winter hardy) have become the favored ones for perennial gardens. Some people call them Sage. Some just call them Salvias. But everyone who grows them loves them in the garden. Here are the best-known classic cultivars:
Sensation Rose is the rich red growing up to about two feet.
May Night is the very popular taller one with the signature deep purple Salvia color, to 3 feet.
Snow Hill is the rather short, but popular white, growing only to about 20 inches.
These famous Salvias , growing together or in single stands, are sure color every season in your perennial garden.
About warmer zones: Famous perennial guru Allan Armitage, who gardens in the south, warns that these Salvias may survive all the way to zone 9, but he says from Zone 8 south, they flop over terribly, making problems for the gardener, while further north they stand tall and straight. He heartily recommends them for gardeners in colder zones.
More Information| SKU | AM014387 |
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| Item Package Size | Plant - 3" Pot |
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| Common Name | Snow Hill Meadow Sage |
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| Botanical Name | Salvia nemorosa Snow Hill |
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| Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
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| Flower Color | White |
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| Flower Size | Showy spikes of tiny, tubular, two-lipped flowers (each to 1/2” long) |
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| Mature Height | 18-20" tall |
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| Mature Spread | 12-18" wide |
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| Growth Rate | Medium |
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| Bloom Time | Early to late summer |
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| Planting Depth | Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in. |
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| Ships As | Potted Plant |
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| Foliage | Gray green foliage with soft hairy leaves. |
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| Soil Type | Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil, Well-Drained Soil |
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| Soil Moisture | Dry, Average |
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| Tolerates | Dry Sites, Salt |
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| Advantages | Bee Friendly, Attract Butterflies, Attract Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Great For Mass Plantings, Easy To Grow, Good For Cut Flowers, Good For Dried Flowers, Fragrant Flower / Foliage, Rabbit Resistant |
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| Ideal Region | Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest |
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| Planting Time | Spring / Summer |
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| Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & Canada | No |
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