gentian sage
Salvia patens
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones8 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Gentian sage (Salvia patens) is an annual for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide. Deer tend to pass it by. Flowers open from early to late summer and again in early to late autumn, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Lemon thyme, Labyrinth dahlia, and Gerbera daisy.
Native range
Africa.