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New This Week

June 10, 2024

Totally Tubular!

Annual Sages for all your pollinator besties!

Before we go on about all the sage advice we have to give on annual salvias, check out this photo from a Painters staff member's garden!


This is just ONE lovely Mexican Bush Sage in her garden from a 6" pot at Painters.

(Now on sale this week for just $4.80!)


It doesn't take the wisdom of the ages to see all the great people AND pollinator benefits from that purchase!


 

Salvia, also known as sage, is a flowering plant in the mint family that provides colorful spikes of dense flowers with tubular blossoms. They come in a range of sizes, colors, and growth habits, and can bloom from late spring through fall. Annual sages are easy to care for and can be grown in containers or garden beds. They are heat tolerant, deer resistant, and with their nectar-rich tubular-shaped flowers, the hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees cannot resist them!! Check out the annual salvia table at Painters... you won't miss it! It's all aBUZZZZ!!


All annual sages are 20% off this week at Painters!

6" annual pots -- now $4.80

4" annual pots -- now $2.80

3.5" bedding pots -- now $1.40


For a whole summer of pollinator support! That's sage advice!


Salvia 'Skyscraper Orange'

Salvia hybrid

  • Annual (tender perennial z8-10) full-part sun, 14-28'' tall, 10-16'' wide

  • Large, uniquely colored, bright orange tubular blooms attract butterflies and hummingbirds spring through summer

  • Sturdy, rounded habit; suitable for garden beds or containers

  • Easy care, drought tolerant

  • Available in 6" pots



Salvia 'Waverly'

Salvia hybrid

  • Annual (tender perennial z8-9) full sun, 3-5' tall and wide

  • One of the most beautiful and graceful of all salvias

  • Long-lasting, fuzzy, white and lavender flowers bloom in spring, bringing hummingbirds galore

  • Thrives in well-drained soil

  • Available in 6" pots



Mexican Sage 'Limelight'

Photo By Wendy Cutler , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0

Salvia mexicana

  • Annual (tender perennial z8-10) full sun-part shade, 3-6' tall and wide

  • Prized for its unusual color combination, eye-popping vivid blue flowers bloom from chartreuse calyces late summer to fall

  • Thrives in rich, moist, well-drained soil

  • Irresistible to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

  • Available in 6" pots



Mexican Bush Sage

Salvia leucantha

  • Tender perennial (z7-11) full-part sun, 3-4' tall and wide

  • Soft, fuzzy, violet and white tubular blooms summer to frost; charming and unique

  • Low maintenance and heat tolerant; deer and rabbit resistant

  • Perfect for late season flowering; beautiful in cut arrangements, fresh or dried

  • Available in 6" pots



Mealycup Sage 'Victoria White'

Salvia farinacea

  • Annual (tender perennial z8-10) full sun-part shade, 1-2' tall, 10-18'' wide

  • Pure white flower spikes summer to fall; compact, densely branched habit

  • Tolerates poor soils; thrives in evenly moist, well-drained soil

  • Beautiful in containers or planted en masse

  • Available in 3.5" bedding pots



Mealycup Sage 'Victoria Blue'

Salvia farinacea

  • Annual (tender perennial z8-10) full sun-part shade, 1-2' tall, 10-18'' wide

  • Beautiful deep blue flowers summer to fall; compact, densely branched habit

  • Tolerates poor soils; thrives in evenly moist, well-drained soil

  • Great in containers or in the garden en masse

  • Available in 3.5" bedding pots



Salvia 'Hummingbird Falls'

Salvia guaranitica 'Bodacious Hummingbird Falls'

  • Annual (tender perennial z8-10) full sun, 1-2' tall and wide

  • Unique, cascading habit, suitable for flower beds or hanging baskets; the first trailing variety of its kind

  • Deep purple flowers bloom summer through fall; adored by hummingbirds (naturally!)

  • Thrives in rich, moist, well-drained soil

  • Tolerant of heat and humidity; deer resistant

  • Available in 10" hanging baskets, on sale for $16.00!



Salvia 'Wendy's Wish'

Salvia hybrid

  • Annual, full-part sun, 3-4' tall, 2-3' wide

  • Hybrid cultivar treasured for its long flowering period, from late spring through fall

  • Gorgeous tubular magenta blooms bring hummingbirds and butterflies galore

  • Easy and fast growing, heat and drought tolerant, simply stunning in beds or containers

  • Available in 6" pots



Salvia 'Black and Blue'

Salvia guaranitica

  • Annual (tender perennial z7-10) full sun, 3-4' tall, 1-2' wide

  • Tall spikes of vivid blue flowers with black sepals bloom summer-fall

  • Heat tolerant, heavy blooming; thrives in moist, well-drained soil

  • Hummingbird magnet!

  • Available in 6" pots



Salvia 'Vista Mix'

Salvia splendens

  • Annual, full sun-part shade, 10'' tall and wide

  • Well-packed flower spikes bloom all season long, a tremendous show of continual color; deadhead regularly for best display

  • Thrives in well-drained soil; drought and heat tolerant

  • Available in 3.5" bedding pots



Salvia 'Summer Jewel Mix'

Salvia coccinea

  • Annual, full sun-part shade, 18-20'' tall

  • Generous flower spikes in shades of red, pink, purple, and white bloom spring to fall

  • Densely branched form with a tidy habit; thrives in well-drained soil, drought tolerant

  • Extremely attractive to hummingbirds; aka hummingbird sage

  • Available in 3.5" bedding pots



Texas Sage 'Forest Fire'

Salvia coccinea 'Hummingbird Forest Fire'

  • Annual, full sun-part shade, 1-2' tall and wide

  • Dramatic spikes of fiery red flowers bloom all summer long

  • Absolutely irresistible to hummingbirds and butterflies

  • Tolerant of heat, humidity, and drought; deer resistant

  • Thrives in moist, well-drained soil; appreciates afternoon shade in hot summers

  • Available in 4" bedding pots



Pineapple Sage

Salvia elegans

  • Tender perennial (z8-10) full sun, 4-5' tall and wide

  • Rich red tubular flowers bloom summer to frost; an important late season nectar source for hummingbirds

  • Foliage is sumptuously pineapple-scented; a lovely addition to salads, herbal teas, or potpourris

  • Available in 6" pots





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