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Salvia Seeds - Pink Sunday
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Salvia (Salvia Horminum Pink Sunday ) - Pink Sunday Salvia makes a great fresh cut flower and does well dried too as they hold their vivid color. Deadheading keeps fresh blooms coming, but this Salvia will also re-seed, so leave a few spent blooms on the plant to drop Salvia seeds for next season's display.
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Flower Specifications
SEASON
Annual
USDA ZONES
3 - 10
HEIGHT
18 - 28 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Summer through fall
BLOOM COLOR
Pink
ENVIRONMENT
Partial shade
SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, pH 5.5 - 6.5
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Salvia Horminum
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
68F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
10 - 30 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
Do not cover the seed but press into the soil
SOWING RATE
3 - 4 seeds per plant
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
12 - 18 inches
CARE & MAINTENANCE
Salvia (Salvia Horminum Pink Sunday ) - Many gardeners consider Salvia Horminium to be one of the most garden worthy plants of the sage family. The Salvia Pink Sunday plant is easy-to-grow from flower seed, and it is vigorous, quick growing, nicely branching, and tops out at about 28 inches tall. Pink Sundae Salvia has 1 inch pink flowers grouped in threes which will last all summer long and sometimes clear up until frost season. Pink Sunday Salvia makes a great fresh cut flower and does well dried too as they hold their vivid color. Deadheading keeps fresh blooms coming, but this Salvia will also re-seed, so leave a few spent blooms on the plant to drop Salvia seeds for next season's display.
How To Grow Salvia From Seeds: For earlier blooms, sow Salvia seeds indoors 10 weeks before last frost. Sow the flower seed in starter trays and press the seed into the soil. Pink Salvia seeds need light to germinate. When the frost season has passed, transplant Salvia seedlings into the garden 12 - 18 inches apart in a sunny location. Or, sow Salvia flower seeds outdoors in spring after frost danger has passed and prepare soil by weeding it and loosening it. Lightly rake the flower seeds into the soil and keep the seeds and young Salvia seedlings moist until well-established. Provide plenty of water in dry weather. Salvia plants grow best when provided moist, but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Salvia Flower Care: Removed the spent flower spikes to promote continued blooming. If the Pink Salvia plant begins to look tired in mid-summer, trim it back by 1/3, and it will be re-energized and reward you with more blooming.
Long Bloom Season
Salvia will show off its blooms all summer and even into fall, adding lovely color to your garden throughout the growing season.
Delightful Garden Flower
How To Grow
For earlier blooms, start seeds indoors 10 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds in starter trays and press into the soil, but do not cover: light is required for germination. After the frost season has passed, transplant seedlings into the garden at a spacing of 12-18 inches. Plant in a sunny location in well-drained soil. Seeds can also be sown directly outdoors after frost danger, raking into the soil. Water plentifully in dry weather. Regularly removing spent blooms will promote continuous blooming. If the plant begins to look tired in midsummer, trim it back by 1/3 to revitalize.
- Moisture: keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant spacing: 12-18 inches
- Sowing rate: 3-4 seeds per plant
Plant Information
Pink Sunday salvia is an annual flower that grows in zones 3 through 10 and has an extended bloom season. It makes for an excellent cut flower, but also looks delightful in the landscape or garden.
- Bloom color: pink
- Environment: partial shade
- Height: 18-28 inches
- Bloom season: summer through fall
Flower Specifications
SEEDS PER POUND
367,863
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
7 - 10
HEIGHT
24 - 36 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Mid-summer
BLOOM COLOR
Blue
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade
SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, pH 5.5 - 6.5
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Salvia Farinacea
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
68 - 75F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
10 - 30 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
1/16 inch
SOWING RATE
3 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 7 pounds per acre
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
12 - 18 inches
Blue Sage (Salvia Farinacea) - Blue Sage is perfect for the perennial border or the wild flower meadow. It is easily grown from Sage seeds, and it will attract butterflies and hummingbirds like a magnet! Plant Blue Sag drought tolerant wildflowers in a mass grouping for a dramatic display of blue for any sunny landscape setting. It is especially nice in cottage gardens, xeriscape rock gardens or wild flower gardens.
If you want to get an early jump, start these Blue Sage seeds indoors 10 weeks before last frost. Sow the wildflower seed in starter trays, press the seed into the soil and barely cover. Blue Sage seeds needs light to germinate. When the frost season has passed, transplant the Blue Sage seedlings into the garden 12 - 18 inches apart in a sunny location. Give them plenty of water in dry weather. In the southern half of the United States where temperatures can be extreme, this type of Salvia may need light to moderate shade instead of full sun. Blue Sage will do best in areas that have moderate humidity. After an extended period of flowering, trim the Salvia Farinacea plant back to produce a thicker and more compact foliage and a shorter flowering plant. The trim will delay flowering for a few days, but it is important in preventing leggy plants, and the blooms will come back heavily.
Dramatic blue blooms
Has an outstanding effect in beds, borders, and containers from late spring till the first frost. Attracts butterflies. Known for its particularly ornamental blooms — great for edgings.
Sage seed | blue
How to grow
How To Grow Blue Sage From Seed: Blue Sage is a perennial only in milder climates, but it can be grown as an annual in all regions. All Salvia wildflower seed species benefit from being started indoors, but they grow fairly reliably if sown outdoors in warm soil where summers are hot.
Sow Blue Sage wildflower seeds outdoors in spring after frost danger has passed and prepare soil by weeding it and loosening it. Lightly rake Salvia Farinacea seeds into the soil and keep the seeds and young Blue Sage seedlings moist until well-established.
- Sowing Rate: 3 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 7 pounds per acre
- Average Germ Time: 10 - 30 days
- Give them plenty of water in dry weather
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
- Depth: 1/16 inch
Flower Specifications
The Blue Sage plant grows in a mound-shape with sprawling stems. It can reach 24 - 36 inches tall and just as wide. The Blue Sage flower is 3/4 inch long with 2 stamens and 1 pistil, and it has a sage-like aromatic fragrance. Three to nine inch spikes are filled with the tubular, dense blooms that range from dark blue to white. The foliage of Salvia Farinacea Blue Sage is usually a grayish green color and the leaves are quite common towards the lower half of the plant.
- Height: 24 - 36 inches
- USDA Zones: 7 - 10
- Season: Perennial
- Deer Resistant: Yes
- Drought Tolerant: Yes