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Caradonna Salvia

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
$3959 $5999
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$20 $49.99 $29.99
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Plant Highlights

Caradonna Salvia highlights at a glance!

Plant Highlights

  • Brand
    Nature Hills' Choice
  • Botanical Name
    Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
  • Growing Zones
    4-9
  • Mature Height
    18 - 24 inches
  • Mature Spread
    18 - 24 inches
  • Sun Exposure
    Full Sun
  • Moisture
    Low Once Established
  • Soil
    Well Drained
  • Growth Rate
    Medium
  • Flower Color
    Deep Purple
  • Pollinator Friendly
    Yes
  • Fragrant
    Yes
  • Pruning Time
    Late Winter
  • Bloom Period
    Summer, Fall

Enticing blue-purple blooms! There is nothing as irresistible as a Perennial Salvia in full bloom! That is...when you are a butterfly! Some plants just "have it", and the award-winning cultivar Caradonna Salvia (Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna') received a double helping!

Strikingly modern Caradonna Salvia features glowing purple stems that are loaded with tiny, deep purple flowers. You'll enjoy the elegant blooms from early summer to frost, and so will all the Hummingbirds in your neighborhood. The mounds of textured gray-green are aromatic and look great as a backdrop to the spires of blooms!

Don't forget to trim the violet-blue flowers at their peak for effortless cut flower arrangements. Give each fragrant flower spike a bit of breathing room artistically in a tall, narrow vase...you'll look like a genius designer! The more you snip the more these fantastic flowering spires rebloom until frost! Hardy and easy to grow throughout USDA planting zones 4 to 9, Caradonna Meadow Sage blooms relentlessly!

Planting and Application:

Caradonna Salvia grows into a brilliant, low-maintenance groundcover to attract butterflies and support the nectar needs of beneficial pollinators. Trim your annual Victory Garden in a dressy low hedge of Caradonna Perennial Sage. You'll polish up the look, and entice pollinators to your flowering vegetable and fruiting plants at the same time!

Caradonna forms a natural mound and brings a sophisticated style when used in mass plantings! Fill an open sunny slope with its bold color. Hardy to mow hillsides and eroding slopes, filling them with easy-breezy color and beauty! Handling hell strips and Rock Gardens with their drought and heat resilience, but also work beautifully in Cottage Gardens and pampered landscapes!

Keep Caradonna Salvia in outdoor containers with plenty of drainage holes. Try a series of modern pots filled-to-bursting with these hardy perennial plants for an amazing feature that comes back year after year. Any sunny porch, patio, or even balcony garden can enjoy these pretty container-ready bloomers!

  • Purple Flowers Grow Along Tall, Purple Spikes
  • Grey-Green Mounds of Foliage
  • Attracts Hummingbirds & Butterflies
  • Compact Plant Fits in Small Space Gardens
  • Awarded Outstanding New Perennial by the International Hardy Plant Union

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Be sure to site these easy-to-grow Perennial Salvia in full sun and a spot with well-drained soils. Supply a moderate amount of water for best results, not allowing new plants to dry out between waterings during their first year. Although this durable plant is drought-tolerant once established. After, Caradonna Salvia are xeric plants and only need supplemental moisture during extended heat and drought.

Provide a dose of spring fertilizer and a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch around the roots to keep soil moisture more consistent and insulate the roots. Salvia is a woody herbaceous perennial that looks best if the mounds of greenery are cut back in the late winter or early spring. Keep those bold blooms popping until fall with regular deadheading. These clumping perennials appreciate being divided every 3-5 years to keep them blooming and growing vigorously.

  • Great for Hot Full Sun Sites
  • Plant in Sharply Drained Soil
  • Moderate to Low Moisture Needs
  • Prune Back Late Winter or Early Spring
  • Deadhead To Encourage New Blooms Spring til Fall
  • Easy to Grow Plants & Deer Tend to Leave Them Alone

Make a visual splash this season! Order enough Caradonna Perennial Sage to complete your project from NatureHills.com today! This esteemed, dark purple cultivar is in high demand by picky professional garden designers!

Caradonna Meadow Sage
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Caradonna Salvia

From $3959 $5999

Enticing blue-purple blooms! There is nothing as irresistible as a Perennial Salvia in full bloom! That is...when you are a butterfly! Some plants just "have it", and the award-winning cultivar Caradonna Salvia (Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna') received a double helping!

Strikingly modern Caradonna Salvia features glowing purple stems that are loaded with tiny, deep purple flowers. You'll enjoy the elegant blooms from early summer to frost, and so will all the Hummingbirds in your neighborhood. The mounds of textured gray-green are aromatic and look great as a backdrop to the spires of blooms!

Don't forget to trim the violet-blue flowers at their peak for effortless cut flower arrangements. Give each fragrant flower spike a bit of breathing room artistically in a tall, narrow vase...you'll look like a genius designer! The more you snip the more these fantastic flowering spires rebloom until frost! Hardy and easy to grow throughout USDA planting zones 4 to 9, Caradonna Meadow Sage blooms relentlessly!

Planting and Application:

Caradonna Salvia grows into a brilliant, low-maintenance groundcover to attract butterflies and support the nectar needs of beneficial pollinators. Trim your annual Victory Garden in a dressy low hedge of Caradonna Perennial Sage. You'll polish up the look, and entice pollinators to your flowering vegetable and fruiting plants at the same time!

Caradonna forms a natural mound and brings a sophisticated style when used in mass plantings! Fill an open sunny slope with its bold color. Hardy to mow hillsides and eroding slopes, filling them with easy-breezy color and beauty! Handling hell strips and Rock Gardens with their drought and heat resilience, but also work beautifully in Cottage Gardens and pampered landscapes!

Keep Caradonna Salvia in outdoor containers with plenty of drainage holes. Try a series of modern pots filled-to-bursting with these hardy perennial plants for an amazing feature that comes back year after year. Any sunny porch, patio, or even balcony garden can enjoy these pretty container-ready bloomers!

  • Purple Flowers Grow Along Tall, Purple Spikes
  • Grey-Green Mounds of Foliage
  • Attracts Hummingbirds & Butterflies
  • Compact Plant Fits in Small Space Gardens
  • Awarded Outstanding New Perennial by the International Hardy Plant Union

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Be sure to site these easy-to-grow Perennial Salvia in full sun and a spot with well-drained soils. Supply a moderate amount of water for best results, not allowing new plants to dry out between waterings during their first year. Although this durable plant is drought-tolerant once established. After, Caradonna Salvia are xeric plants and only need supplemental moisture during extended heat and drought.

Provide a dose of spring fertilizer and a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch around the roots to keep soil moisture more consistent and insulate the roots. Salvia is a woody herbaceous perennial that looks best if the mounds of greenery are cut back in the late winter or early spring. Keep those bold blooms popping until fall with regular deadheading. These clumping perennials appreciate being divided every 3-5 years to keep them blooming and growing vigorously.

  • Great for Hot Full Sun Sites
  • Plant in Sharply Drained Soil
  • Moderate to Low Moisture Needs
  • Prune Back Late Winter or Early Spring
  • Deadhead To Encourage New Blooms Spring til Fall
  • Easy to Grow Plants & Deer Tend to Leave Them Alone

Make a visual splash this season! Order enough Caradonna Perennial Sage to complete your project from NatureHills.com today! This esteemed, dark purple cultivar is in high demand by picky professional garden designers!

Plant Size

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