Description
Salvia leucantha MidnightÂ
Midnight is an excellent Bee plant! The bees can not get enough of it!! Fine hairy rich violet-purple, woody flowers with a white corolla. Foliage silvery gray with a blue-green tint. Drought tolerant once establish. A Heavy bloomer in late summer until the first frost. Cut back a third for repeat blooming. Benefits from staking as it gets older. Attracting butterflies and bees.
Fall blooming companion plants: Salvia Anthony Parker, Salvia Mexican Bush, Swamp Sunflower & the Pineapple Sage
Yearly Foliage: Perennial
Hardiness Zone: 7-10
Light: Full Sun, partial shade is best
Mature Growth: 4-5 feet high – 2-3 feet wide
Soil: Average garden soil with moisture and good drained
Blooms: Late Summer until frost
Wildlife: Nectar-insects, Nectar-butterflies, Nectar-bees, Hummingbirds
