This is the third 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.
23. East Frisian Salvia Miltiorrhiza
East Frisian sage is very popular because of its long flowering period. It is a hill like plant, which has spikes of purple and purple flowers in summer and autumn. The leaves with notched, wrinkled, medium green to grayish green give off fragrance when injured. For classic blue and yellow garden ideas, use 'Moonbeam' golden pheasant chrysanthemum to plant East Frisian Salvia miltiorrhiza.
Blooming season: summer
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: average planting, dry to medium, well drained soil
Size: Up to 18 inches
Area: 4-8
24. 'Plumosa' Salvia miltiorrhiza
From early summer to the end of summer, 'Plumosa' sage bears are not slender spikes, but bloom with large purple feathers. This compact choice is ideal for the middle of lace. In order to increase contrast, this kind of salvia miltiorrhiza is planted together with the daisy shaped flowers of Pixie Meadowbrite purple golden chrysanthemum.
Blooming season: summer
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: average planting, dry to medium, well drained soil
Size: Up to 18 inches
Area: 4-8
25. 'Hot lips' Salvia miltiorrhiza
"Hot lips" are the eye-catching highlight of the sunny garden, which is full of white flower spikes. Each flower is marked with a red kiss. As a fast growing option, 'Hot Lips' looks great in beds, borders and containers. Planting "Hot Lips" with lavender, you will be intoxicated with the wonderful soft fragrance and bold and bright colors.
Blooming season: summer
Light: sufficient sunlight to partial shadow
Water: Planted in average wet to slightly dry soil
Dimensions: up to 30 inches
Area: 7-10
26. Giant Purple Desert Salvia
Originated in California, the huge purple desert sage is rarely planted in the garden, although it is worth planting. It is very heat-resistant and drought resistant. It will bloom purple lavender flowers all summer and fall on the evergreen silver leaves. Planting delicate white flowers beside Salvia miltiorrhiza to add elegant texture.
Blooming season: summer to autumn
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: planted in well drained soil
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet
Area: 5-9
27. 'Raspberry Joy' Salvia Miltiorrhiza
One of the salvia miltiorrhiza with the longest flowering time is "Raspberry Delight". Throughout summer and autumn, it will open clusters of raspberry red flowers. Like most sage, it doesn't need much water and can thrive in sunny places. Deers and rabbits don't care about it, but if there are no bees, butterflies or hummingbirds to visit, you will rarely see it. The aromatic leaves have a sweet herbal fragrance.
Blooming season: summer
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: average planting, dry to medium moisture, well drained soil
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet
Area: 6-9
28. Grassland Salvia miltiorrhiza
This sage comes from the prairie of North America. It is a wonderful plant at the end of the season. It will produce tall spikes and lovely lips of sky blue flowers. It is very suitable for pruning, and is a wonderful accessory for compositae plants, kale and aster. The blue sage is the perfect planting partner of purple leaf shrubs (such as Jiupi in summer).
Flowering season: late summer
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: Planted in average dry to moderately well drained soil
Dimensions: up to 5 feet
Area: 5-9
29. Wendy's Wish Salvia Miltiorrhiza
The "Wendy's Wish" found in Australia has bright pink and purple flowers throughout spring, summer and autumn. It has compact habits and is a wonderful cut flower. This hybrid is one of the best shade salvia miltiorrhiza. If you want the colorful appearance of the cottage garden, try planting this salvia miltiorrhiza next to "black and blue".
Flowering season: late spring to early autumn
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: plant in the soil that is uniformly wet to dry and well drained
Dimensions: Up to 4 feet
Area: 9-11
30. Yugoslav sage
The low Salvia miltiorrhiza and Yugoslav sage cut leaves are very suitable for the front of the perennial border because of their fine texture, feathery leaves and lavender blue flowers in late spring. In particularly hot and dry areas, unless you water enough, it may sleep in summer. By planting this sage together with the "orange and lemon" long tail grass, you can add bright colors to the whole summer.
Flowering season: late spring
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: planted in well drained soil
Dimensions: up to 2 feet
Area: 6-9
31. Purple Salvia
"Purple Knockout" is one of the few sage plants planted for its leaves rather than flowers, showing a pile of low dark purple leaves. It does bloom, but white flowers in summer are not particularly important, although they do attract bees and butterflies. If you don't give up, 'Purple Knockout' may self sow, just like perennial ground cover plants. To add more color to your garden, please compare the Burgundy leaves of sage with the mottled "Tequila Sunrise" golden pheasant.
Flowering season: late spring/early summer
Light: sufficient sunlight to partial shadow
Water: planted in well drained soil
Size: Up to 18 inches
Area: 4-9
32. Salvia purpurea
Usually found on dry hillsides and gravelly soil, purple sage is tough, easy to grow and beautiful. Its highly aromatic lavender purple flowers bloom on the lush gray green leaves, which are very attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. The extremely drought tolerant purple sage creates lovely silver leaves in the original botanical garden.
Blooming season: spring to early summer
Light: sufficient sunlight
Water: drought resistance
Dimensions: up to 5 feet
Area: 8-11
