May Night Salvia Care
Here are the main care requirements for growing May night salvia.
check that the plant will receive six hours of sun a day.
Soil
May night salvia needs well-draining soil to be a successful plant.
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Add sand to the soil to help it drain well.
Temperature and Humidity
May night salvia flowers are best grown in USDAplanting zones4-8.
The stems will become woody as they age.
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Propagating May Night Salvia
May night salvia can be easily propagated with stem cuttings.
May night salvia stem cuttings can be grown in either water, soil, or moist compost.
A, 8- to 10-inch pot with about an 8-inch depth may be fine.
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Pots must have enough drainage holes so the plant will not suffer from waterlogged soil.
However, the soil also needs the addition of a gravel/mulch mixture to help prevent drought.
Mulch can be raked away in the spring.
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If the flowers are deadheaded, they may bloom throughout the summer.
What Do May Night Salvia’s Flowers Look and Smell Like?
May night salvia’s tall spikes will be covered with tiny deep blue-violet flowers.
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Although May night salvia is part of the mint family, there is no minty fragrance to the flower.
If using in flower arrangements, find flowers on stems minus the leaves.
Suchlong-bloomingperennials are a joy to grow for gardeners who care about the sequence of bloom.
you might deadhead or prune a swath of the flower by using a string trimmer.
Once deadheaded, look out for more blooms within a few weeks.
Common Problems With May Night Salvia
May night salvia needs very little maintenance to thrive.
However, there are two main problems: legginess and leaf damage.
The long blooming period of May night salvia makes it a workhorse in the perennial garden bed.
Choose a sunny, well-draining spot.
The plant will die if the ground is soggy or waterlogged.
It will attract butterflies, hummingbirds, honey bees, and bumblebees to your landscaping.
The plant’s aroma keeps deer and rabbits away.
The plant can bloom all summer if it’s deadheaded after its first flowers have faded.
After the second or late-season blooms are spent, do not deadhead so the plant can reseed itself.
Some ideas includedaylilies,peonies,oriental poppies, andyarrow.
Connecticut State Agricultural Experiment Station.
