Perennials > Salvia > Salvia glutinosa > Salvia glutinosa
Salvia glutinosa
sticky clary
Origin: Native to Mexico.
| Family |
| Lamiaceae |
| Genus |
| Salvia |
| Species |
| glutinosa |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-20) - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 4 - 5 |
| Height |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
| Spread |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A shrubby perennial with violet-blue flowers and drooping, grey-green leaves. |
| Landscape |
| Wonderful addition to flower beds, borders, and cutting gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows as a warm weather annual in average, evenly moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerates poor soils and some drought. |
| Shape |
| Clump-forming habit. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Downy and powdery mildew may cause problems. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trengwainton garden, Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed or cuttings under mist and bottom heat. |
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