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Meadow Sage
Salvia nemorosa
Meadow Sage is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 1.5-3 ft × 1.5-2 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink and purple blooms in spring and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.5-3 ft × 1.5-2 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple
- Bloom season
- Spring, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Pollution, Rabbits
- Native to
- Central and western Asia, Europe
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