This is the second part. Let's continue to talk about the types of salvia miltiorrhiza in the garden.The following content also has some reference value for raised garden beds.
13. 'Mysterious Blue' Salvia Miltiorrhiza
As one of the most heat-resistant and drought tolerant annual plants, 'Mystic Spires' will have tall blue flowers throughout the summer. It is an excellent plant for attracting butterflies. The rich blue flowers and upright habits of this variety are in sharp contrast with the silver skirt of the licorice plant that follows.
Blooming season: summer
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: Planted in dry to medium moisture, well drained soil
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet
Area: 7-10
14. Red Dressed Girl Salvia Miltiorrhiza
As the winner of the National Select Award, the "Girl in Red" has displayed vibrant red spikes throughout the summer. Medium green, hairy leaves are roughly triangular, with fan-shaped edges. Loved by butterflies and hummingbirds, gardeners like its low care requirements and brilliant flowers. In garden containers, it is often used as a filler to provide large plants with a large number of flowers and leaves.
Blooming season: summer to autumn
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: planted in well drained soil
Size: Up to 18 inches
Area: 8-11
15. 'Coral Fairy' Salvia Miltiorrhiza
From early summer to frost, the blooming "coral nymphs" decorate themselves with spikes of coral pink flowers. It is native to South America and can well adapt to hot and humid environment, but it is not as drought resistant as many other sage. It is the first choice to attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Flowering season: early summer
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: Planting in soil with good average drainage
Dimensions: up to 2 feet
Area: 8-11
16. Gentian Salvia
If you like blue, you may fall in love with gentian sage, a gentle perennial plant with two blue flowers. Butterflies and hummingbirds like this two inch long flower, which is called the brightest royal blue flower in the plant world. Planting gentian sage with graphite can obtain double true blue effect.
Blooming season: summer to autumn
Light: sufficient sunlight to partial shadow
Water: planted in damp and well drained soil
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet
Area: 8-10
17. 'Blue Angel' Sage
With its bright blue flowers, 'BlueAngel' has become a highlight in the garden, attracting more attention from garden guests than a large number of hummingbirds and butterflies it attracts. It has fuzzy green leaves on well branched upright plants. Together with the "Blue Angel" sage and the Diamond Frost Euphorbia, create a combination that is easy to plant but delicate in appearance.
Blooming season: summer to autumn
Light: part of the shadow is illuminated in the whole day
Water: Planted in moderately well drained soil
Dimensions: up to 28 inches
Area: 8-11
18. Mexican Bush sage
Mexican shrub sage is a shrubby plant. It grows as an annual plant in the cold winter climate and brings the autumn end to the garden. It has velvety leaves and dense spikes of lavender blue flowers. In warm winter areas, this creature blooms from winter to early spring. Four inch long grayish green leaves pair on the square stems of this plant.
Blooming season: late summer to frost
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: plant in uniform, moist and well drained soil
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet
Area: 8-10
19. Pineapple sage
Rub a leaf of pineapple sage, and you will smell a fresh fruit fragrance. This fast-growing, aromatic plant has amazing red flowers in autumn. Pineapple sage grows as an annual plant in cold season climate, and it is a perennial plant in warm winter areas, flowering from winter to spring.
Flowering season: late summer to autumn
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: plant in the soil with uniform water content and good drainage
Dimensions: Up to 4 feet
Area: 8-10
20. 'Golden Crown' Pineapple Sage
This pineapple sage has all the good characteristics of its sister plants, but its influence is enhanced by its bright yellow green leaves. ' Golden Delicious' is famous for its pineapple aroma, with soft and hairy light green leaves on a square stem, which is 3 inches long. Hummingbirds and butterflies like the bright red flowers on the lips of this plant, which are in sharp contrast to the yellow leaves.
Blooming season: autumn
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: plant in the soil with uniform water content and good drainage
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet
Area: 8-10
21. Silver rat tail grass
Try something completely different from the silverrat tail, which is grown for its amazing hairy leaves. Biennial plant, which grows beautiful leaves in the first year and clusters of white flowers in the second year. However, it is so lovely that many gardeners cut the flowers to focus on the leaves. Planting Salvia officinalis and Phaseolus spinosa together gives a bold impression. It also presents striking silver leaves.
Flowering season: summer
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: Planted in average dry to moderately well drained soil
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet
Area: 5-8
22. May Night Salvia Miltiorrhiza
The award-winning choice, May Night, offers spikes of dark blue purple flowers in summer. If it dies, it will bloom again. The leaves of this member of the mint family are fragrant, wrinkled, and soft and hairy. Like most sage, it is left alone by deer and rabbits and is a long-lived cut flower. MayNightsalvia and 'Pomegranate' yarrow form a carefree, long flowering combination that butterflies like.
Blooming season: spring
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: average planting, dry to medium, well drained soil
Dimensions: up to 2 feet
Area: 4-8
