ShrubsMay Night Salvia
Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht'
May Night Salvia (Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht') is a fast-growing shrub, 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, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 inches-3 feet
- 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
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — May Night Salvia is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
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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