| Description | A tall Salvia with dark rich purple flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-a)(gar-an-IT-i-ca) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 7(8,9)-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to well drained, never soggy |
| Soil & Site | average to well drained |
| Flowers | deep rich purple |
| Leaves | simple, green, rugose and saggitate shaped |
| Roots | forms small tuberous roots, running |
| Dimensions | Reaches 3-5 feet tall by a spread of around 2 plus feet in warmer climates |
| Maintenance | division every 2-3 years to maintain vigor, can be pinched or cut back early in the season to control height |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Native Site | Species native to , Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, South America. First described in 1933. |
| Cultivar Origin | A cross between S. guaranitic x S. gesneraeflora. |
| Misc Facts | (syn Salvia guaranitica x gesneriiflora) |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch) |
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