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Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ (Sage)

Salvia 'Caradonna', Salvia x sylvestris 'Caradonna', Sage 'Caradonna', Balkan Clary 'Caradonna', Steppe Sage 'Caradonna'

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Salvia Nemorosa Caradonna, Salvia Caradonna, Sage Caradonna, award-winning salvia, Balkan Clary Caradonna, Steppe sage Caradonna, Salvia x Sylvestris 'Caradonna'
Salvia Nemorosa Caradonna, Salvia Caradonna, Sage Caradonna, award-winning salvia, Balkan Clary Caradonna, Steppe sage Caradonna, Salvia x Sylvestris 'Caradonna'
Salvia Nemorosa Caradonna, Salvia Caradonna, Sage Caradonna, award-winning salvia, Balkan Clary Caradonna, Steppe sage Caradonna, Salvia x Sylvestris 'Caradonna'

Multiple award-winner, Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ is a favorite of many gardeners for its unique, glowing dark purple stems and stunning, vertical spikes of rich, violet-blue flowers appearing in late spring or early summer. Very striking in the garden when in bloom, they last for weeks and bring strong color and form to the early summer border.

  • This superb cultivar is really an interesting plant that makes an attractive accent in perennial borders, butterfly gardens or cottage gardens. Combines beautifully with yellow Achillea (Yarrow), daylilies or interspersed with roses.  Very useful and adaptable in the garden, it is trouble-free and easy to grow.
  • Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society (2012) and Outstanding New Perennial Award (2000)
  • Reliable, this erect, compact herbaceous perennial grows in round clumps of gray-green, aromatic foliage, up to 18-24 in. high (45-60 cm) and nearly as wide.
  • Enjoys full sun (light shade is tolerated) in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils. Sandy or gravelly soils with good drainage are preferred!
  • Drought tolerant and deer resistant, it is a real magnet for butterflies, hummingbirds and bees!
  • Remove spent flower spikes to promote further blooms and cut back after flowering is over.

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Requirements

Hardiness 4 - 9
Heat Zones 5 - 9
Climate Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Lamiaceae
Genus Salvia
Common names Sage
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early, Mid)
Height 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 18" - 24"
(50cm - 60cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil
Attracts Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Prairie and Meadow
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Recommended Companion Plants

Achillea ‘Terracotta’ (Yarrow)
Rosa Lady Emma Hamilton (English Rose)
Rosa Jude the Obscure (English Rose)
Rosa Benjamin Britten (English Rose)
Nepeta racemosa ‘Blue Wonder’ (Catmint)
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian)
Geranium x magnificum (Purple Cranesbill)
Rosa ‘Felicia’ (Hybrid Musk Rose)
Stachys officinalis ‘Hummelo’ (Bettony)
Rosa Scepter’d Isle (English Rose)
Rosa A Shropshire Lad (English Rose)
Rosa Harlow Carr (English Rose)
Astrantia major ‘Roma’ (Great Masterwort)
Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’ (Catmint)
Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy)
Stipa tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass)
Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker)
Achillea (Yarrow)
Nepeta racemosa (Catmint)

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Requirements

Hardiness 4 - 9
Heat Zones 5 - 9
Climate Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Lamiaceae
Genus Salvia
Common names Sage
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early, Mid)
Height 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 18" - 24"
(50cm - 60cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil
Attracts Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Prairie and Meadow
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