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Rockin'® Playin' The Blues® II
Salvia
Beautiful blue flowering salvia lasts all summer long. As the flowers age, the calyx remains deep-blue after the actual flower falls off, giving the impression that the entire flower stalk remains in flower giving a greater floral presence in the garden.
| Blossom Color | Blue, Purple |
| Bloom Season | Planting To Hard Frost |
| Exposure | Part Sun to Sun |
| Height | 12-18 in |
| Width | 24-36 in |
| Spacing | 14-18 in |
| Container Sizes | 104, 104 Spacer, SE32 |
| Hardiness Zones | 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Wildlife Attracted | Bees,Butterflies,Hummingbirds |
| Wildlife Deterred | Deer |
| Features | Beautiful blue flowering salvia lasts all summer long. As the flowers age, the calyx remains deep-blue after the actual flower falls off, giving the impression that the entire flower stalk remains in flower giving a greater floral presence in the garden. |
| Adaptable as a Houseplant | No |
| Bog Plant | No |
| Is Disease Resistant | No |
| Drought Tolerant | Yes |
| Edible | No |
| Erosion Control | No |
| Fragrant Flower | No |
| Fragrant Foilage | Yes |
| Heat Tolerant | Yes |
| Native to North America | No |
| Salt Tolerant | No |
| Succulent | No |
| Water Plant | No |
| Uses |
Great in beds, along walkways, and on patios. |
| Maintenance Notes |
Rockin’ Playin' The Blues™ is a wonderful annual Salvia (except in frost free zones) compact and richly colored it is easy and trouble free. It is sterile so it will not set seed and that means it will just bloom, and bloom and bloom all season without stopping.
With this annual salvia, you can easily trim to keep the shape or size where you want it and Rockin' Playin' The Blues will branch out and become even thicker and more full of flowers. Regular watering and fertilizing will keep the plant at maximum color and growth but it is amazingly tough and once established in a pot or the garden will tolerate lower levels of food and water.
However, severe drought will cause lower leaves to drop and if this happens, give it a quick haircut removing the upper 1/3 of growth, and once it’s back to normal, watering it will fill back in.
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| 2019 | Top Performer - Fall Planting into Summer - Mounts Botanic Garden |
| 2019 | Silver Medal - Champaign County Illiniois Master Gardener Idea Garden |
| 2019 | Top Performer - Young's Plant Farm |
| 2018 | Perfect Score All Season - Spring - Mounts Botanic Garden |
| 2018 | Excellent - Warm Season - Disney |
| 2018 | Gold Medal - Champaign County Illiniois Master Gardener Idea Garden |
| 2018 | September Showstopper - Champaign County Illiniois Master Gardener Idea Garden |
| 2018 | Top Performer - Penn State University |
| 2018 | Best Polliinator-Friendly Perennial - Dallas Arboretum |
