| Description | Wesuwe Meadow Sage (Salvia nemerosa) has tightly packed purple to reddish-purple flowers on spike-like racemes. It is a hardy herbaceous perennial. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, dryish once established |
| Soil & Site | average, must be well-drained |
| Flowers | The inflorescence is a spike-like raceme. The color is hard to figure out. I have seen this plant several times in gardens, and the color varies. The originator lists it as deep violet-blue florets and dark violet calyces. Other colors listed: purple with reddish-purple calyces, reddish-purple flowers, violet flowers with blue overtones and brick red calyces, intense violet-purple flowers accented with dark red bracts, etc. |
| Leaves | narrow gray-green ovate to lance-shaped, pungent-smelling, rough-to-the-touch |
| Stems | Square stems that are typical of this plant family. |
| Dimensions | 28 x 30 inches (HS) upright, reported to flop and part in the center less than other Salvia when the inflorescence is fully extended |
| Maintenance | After blooming, cut back to a few inches off the ground. They will respond with a new flush of foliage and a second, lesser bloom. |
| Propagation | cuttings, division |
| Cultivar Origin | The name 'Wesuwe' comes from a city in Germany, highlighting its European cultural origin. |
| Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch), #147-The Gardeners Guide to Growing Salvias (John Sutton), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing many different types of perennial Salvia |
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