| Description | 'Purple rain' Salvia (Salvia verticillata) A medium height and wide spreading purple flowering perennial. An improved selection of the species plant. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 to 6-9 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, draught tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | prefers well drained |
| Flowers | purple-plum spikes of whorl flowers, blooming from mid-July to frost. |
| Leaves | opposite, broad and triangular,green, velvety feel from short whitish hairs |
| Dimensions | 2' high by 4' spread, tends to sprawl less than the species plant |
| Maintenance | dead heading improves flower production |
| Propagation | cuttings, division, seeds may not come true to cultivar |
| Native Site | Species native to Europe and western Asia. |
| Cultivar Origin | Selection made by Piet Oudolf of the Netherlands in the 1900's. |
| Misc Facts | The species name "verticillata" refers to the tightly packed whorls of flowers in verticils. |
| Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch), #147-The Gardeners Guide to growing Salvias (John Sutton) |
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