A beautiful, robust and long-lived ornamental sage for the front of a sunny border, Salvia nemorosa Ostfriesland is a compact, bushy, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with narrow, mid-green, pleasantly aromatic leaves. From July to September masses of violet-blue hooded flowers with purple-pink calyces appear on purplish stems; the flowers are very attractive to bees and butterflies, and are good as cut flowers. Dead-heading and keeping the soil moist prolongs flowering, but established plants are drought-tolerant and very low-maintenance. Balkan Clary Ostfriesland holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Any light, moist but well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Season of interest: July to September
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height: 2’6” (75cm) Spread: 18” (45cm)
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