Salvia ‘Bumbleberry’
Blooming Time
Exposure
‘Bumbleberry’ is a petite sage that features masses of captivating hot fuchsia flowers contrasted beautifully by burgundy calyxes. Lance shaped, deep green leaves are massed together in attractive loose clumps which remain green and healthy through periods of drought or when planted in sandy or gravelly soils. Drawing in pollinators, ‘Bumbleberry’ creates quite a scene when massed in mixed beds or as edging.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
12"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Features masses of captivating hot fuchsia flowers contrasted beautifully by burgundy calyxes.
Landscape Value
'Bumbleberry' creates quite a scene when massed in mixed beds or as edging.
Care
Watering:
'Bumbleberry' Perennial Sage is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
'Bumbleberry' Perennial Sage is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Bumbleberry' Perennial Sage should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.