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May Night Salvia
Salvia x sylvestris ‘Mainacht’ · Perennial
May Night Salvia is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 1.5–2 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect blue and purple blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil
- Native to
- Europe
Will it survive your winters?
We score May Night Salvia’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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