Salvia nemorosa 'Tidal Pool'
Tidal Pool Sage, Blue Meadow Sage, Blue Garden Sage, Blue Perennial Salvia, Blue Perennial Sage
- Main interest:
- dense spikes of blue-violet flowers, compact habit, attracts hummingbirds and pollinators
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- blue-violet
- Fragrance:
- Mildly fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to July
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 1.5 ft (0.45 m) width: 2 ft (0.6 m)
- Use:
- border, foundation, mass planting, rock garden, container, pollinator garden, specimen
Salvia nemorosa 'Tidal Pool' (Sage) is a blue meadow sage featuring low, spreading mound of tall stalks of pretty two-toned blue flowers. A very dense blue perennial salvia with fragrant, larger blooms (from late spring to early summer) than most varieties. This blue garden sage grows to 20 inches tall and spreads to 22 inches wide.
Hardy to USDA Zone 3a, Tidal Pool blue perennial sage is easy to grow, prefers full sun, and has average water needs. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees to the garden. Use in borders, containers, edging, as a cut flower. This new cultivar offering higher flower density, larger blooms, lower and wider habit, is also deer and rabbit resistant. Salt tolerant.
$13.99 - $35.99
- Main interest:
- dense spikes of blue-violet flowers, compact habit, attracts hummingbirds and pollinators
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- blue-violet
- Fragrance:
- Mildly fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to July
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 1.5 ft (0.45 m) width: 2 ft (0.6 m)
- Use:
- border, foundation, mass planting, rock garden, container, pollinator garden, specimen
Also known as: Violet-Blue Sage, Violet-Blue Salvia, Woodland Sage, Blue Balkan Clary, Blue Steppe Sage, Tidal Pool Perennial Salvia, Tidal Pool Meadow Sage, Tidal Pool Garden Sage, Tidal Pool Perennial Sage, Compact Blue Sage, Compact Blue Salvia