Salvia nemorosa 'Caramia'
Salvia nemerosa 'Caramia' is an improvement upon 'Caradonna' with a more compact habit and 3 times as many blooms!
Description:
Salvia nemerosa 'Caramia' is an improvement upon 'Caradonna' with a more compact habit and three times as many blooms! Inflorescence of neat and tidy spires of purple stems, purple buds and purple flowers. It is strongly upright and structural in the garden as long as soils are not too rich or the light too low. It blooms over an extended period and will rebloom with deadheading. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Common Name: Sage
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour: Purple
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: "Nemorosa" ("of woods") refers to its typical habitat in forest groves and woods.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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