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Oxford Blue Salvia Seed — botanical detail

Oxford Blue Salvia Seed — clary sage jar

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Salvia viridis

80 - 95Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Oxford Blue Salvia Seed

Item #HSC-SAL-001-PKT

A versatile garden and cutting flower.

Bracts of vivid deep blue top branching 30–40" stems.

Easy plants for casual bouquets, pollinator plantings and garden color. Productive, densely branched plants give plenty of stems and several cuts, fresh or dried. Frost tolerant. Also called annual clary sage or painted sage.

Flowers about 80–95 days from sowing, on plants 30–40" tall. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 200 seeds
Average 9,900 seeds per oz.
Plant height: 30–40"

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Salvia viridis
Days To Maturity: 80 - 95 days
Life Cycle: Annual
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Warm to germinate

75–78°F, light helps.

Plant 12–18" apart

Sun or part shade.

Cut when colored

Bracts fully colored.

Dry when stiff

Hang upside down.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 5–12 days at 24–26°C (75–78°F).

Starting indoors

Recommended. Sow in 72-cell trays 5–7 weeks ahead of transplanting, pressing the seed in and covering only enough to hold it, since light helps. Water from below or mist. Move to cell packs or pots, harden off, and plant out once the last frost has passed.

Direct sowing

Sow 2–4 seeds every 12–18" and thin to 12–18".

Plant spacing

12–18".

Soil

Average soil.

Light

Full sun; tolerates part shade.

Harvest

For fresh use, cut when the bracts are fully colored; for drying, once they have stiffened a little. Hang bunches to dry.

Uses

Fresh and dried flowers; beds, borders, containers and mass plantings. Also called painted sage.

Hardiness

Annual.

Plant height

30–40".

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 9,900 on average.

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