Salvia Blue by You
2023 AAS Perennial Winner
Salvia Blue by You

Add a touch of blue to your garden with beautiful new AAS Winner Blue by You salvia. This perennial features rich blue flowers that bloom up to two weeks earlier than the comparisons. With excellent winter hardiness and heat tolerance, Blue by You will be a new favorite in your perennial, pollinator, cutting, and container gardens. Bursting with bright blue blossoms from late spring into fall, you’ll get repeat blooms throughout the season when spent blooms are removed. Adored all season long by hummingbirds and butterflies. Bonus: It is not favored by deer or rabbits. Hardy in zones 4b – 9a.

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Plant Description
Genus:
Salvia
Species:
hybrida
Common Name:
Meadow Sage
Plant Habit:
Mounded
Plant Height:
20-22 inches
Foliage Color:
Green
Bloom Time:
Late spring - Late summer
Bloom Color:
Blue
Bloom Size:
10-12" inches
Bloom Color Pattern:
Solid
Breeder:
  Darwin Perennials
Close Market Comparison:
  May Night
Planting & Care
Garden Spacing:
24-30 inches
Duration Type:
Perennial
Hardiness Zone/Hardy to Zone:
Zone 4b - 9a
Light Needs:
Full sun
Water Needs:
Dry to normal
Weather Tolerance:
Frost, heat, rain, wind
Staking Required:
No
Pollinator Friendly:
 Yes
Container:
Yes
Medium Height Divider:
Yes
How to Grow:

Plant in a sunny garden location allowing room to grow.
Remove old flowers to encourage continual blooming during the summer months.
Fertilize monthly during the growing season

Judges Observations
  • “Intensely beautiful flower color: dark purple with dark burgundy calyces”
  • “Individual flower size is larger than the comparison”
  • “Overall, a nice plant with good performance”
  • “Very nice salvia for the home garden”
  • “Flowering is consistent and superior to the comparison”
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  1. Susie

    What a great plant for my garden and the pollinators love it!

  2. Kevin Matson

    I got two and put them in the far corners of this wood-framed bed. They are great, self-seed too so now I will have to dig some babies out and give them away. Gets pretty good sun here in Milwaukee. Haven’t seen too many pollinators on them yet. I get distracted by the Gian Blue Hyssop, which is covered in bees all summer. Yahoo.

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