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Salvia sagittata Blue Butterflies

Common name: Arrow Leaf Sage

You will add a splash of colour to your garden with this extraordinary, blue-flowering perennial.

-1 to -5°C
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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Hailing from the Andes, Salvia sagittata 'Blue Butterflies' has light green, arrow-shaped leaves and, from summer through until the first frosts bears slender racemes of dazzling, cobalt blue flowers. Like all salvias it mixes well with a huge range of plants, though we particularly love seeing it with other brilliant blues in contrast with acid greens and lime yellows. For this you might consider Ceratostigma willmottianum and Salvia patens 'Beyond Blue', with alchemilla, Euphorbia characias subsp. Wulfenii, and Nicotiana 'Perfume Lime'. Fresh, zingy perfection! For best results grow in a sunny spot in moist, well-draining, moderately fertile soil, and deadhead regularly to prolong flowering. 'Blue Butterflies' is hardy to around -5 C, so may need protection during a particularly cold winter. This can take the form of fleece or a dry mulch, as well as stems left intact over winter (cut back once new growth emerges in spring). We also recommend taking cuttings as an added insurance policy. H: 90cm S: 60cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Salvia sagittata Blue Butterflies YP
Common Name Arrow Leaf Sage
Hardiness H3 (-1 to -5°C)
Colour Blue
Type Perennial
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 1.20 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
Soil Conditions Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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