Sage: Meadow (Salvia Pratensis)
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Meadow Sage is useful for its rich display of spikes in the early summer border. This selection is medium in size, with flowers of deep violet-blue. Remove faded blooms to encourage repeat flowering. Excellent for cutting. Tolerates heat and humidity but appreciates a soil that does not dry out. Plants may be easily divided in early spring or fall. In mild winter regions this may stay evergreen but should be trimmed back hard in early spring. Attractive to both butterflies and hummingbirds.
Scientific Name: Salvia Pratensis
Also Known As: Pratensis Blue, Meadow Clary.
Native Range: Europe, western Asia, northern Africa.
Ease of Growing: Easy
Grown as: Annual/Perennial
Maturity (Blooms): May to September
Light: Full Sun
Water: Dry to medium.
Soil Moisture: Dry to medium. Well-drained.
Attracts Beneficial Insects?: Yes. It attracts butterflies as well as resists deer and rabbits.
Containers: Yes
Maintenance: Low
Height: 28”
Spacing: 18”
Sow Depth: On soil surface
USDA Zone: 4-10
Produces: numerous, dense, upright, spike-like racemes of tiny, two-lipped, deep lavender-blue flowers.
Garden Uses: Perennial borders, cottage gardens, butterfly gardens or wild gardens. May be used as an edging plant.
Also Known As: Pratensis Blue, Meadow Clary.
Native Range: Europe, western Asia, northern Africa.
Ease of Growing: Easy
Grown as: Annual/Perennial
Maturity (Blooms): May to September
Light: Full Sun
Water: Dry to medium.
Soil Moisture: Dry to medium. Well-drained.
Attracts Beneficial Insects?: Yes. It attracts butterflies as well as resists deer and rabbits.
Containers: Yes
Maintenance: Low
Height: 28”
Spacing: 18”
Sow Depth: On soil surface
USDA Zone: 4-10
Produces: numerous, dense, upright, spike-like racemes of tiny, two-lipped, deep lavender-blue flowers.
Garden Uses: Perennial borders, cottage gardens, butterfly gardens or wild gardens. May be used as an edging plant.
If you want to get an early start, sow these Salvia seeds indoors 10 weeks before last frost. Sow Salvia Pratensis seeds in starter trays and press the seed into the soil. Meadow Clary seeds need light to germinate.
When the frost season has passed, transplant the Salvia seedlings into the garden 12 - 18 inches apart in a sunny location. Give them plenty of water in dry weather. Salvia grow best when provided moist, but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.
Leaves can be collected from spring to mid summer. Flowers when they are in full bloom in spring.
Both of them should be dried in a dark spot and be kept in a dry and airtight container.
Both of them should be dried in a dark spot and be kept in a dry and airtight container.
To purposely save seed for re-sowing, it is best to examine the maturing bloom stalks fairly frequently, and clip or pinch off the individual florets as the seeds, four small nutlets in a tight cluster, turn from tan to black. These should be further dried before storing away.
The pungent, bitter flavored herb has been used as a flavoring in beers and wines. It is also used as an adulterant of sage.
You should try pairing Meadow Sage with Ornamental Grass, Daylily, and Coreopsis.