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Salvia Blue by You - AAS Perennial Winner
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Salvia Blue by You - AAS Perennial Winner
Salvia Blue by You - AAS Perennial Winner
Salvia Blue by You - AAS Perennial Winner
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Salvia Blue by You

2023 AAS Perennial Winner

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.

Available from your favorite garden retailer in plant form only.

Video: Salvia Blue by You

Categories: 2023, Container Suitable, National, Perennials, Pollinator Friendly, Salvia, Three year overwintering trial
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Description

AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: National
Class: Salvia
Variety Name: Blue by You
Genus: Salvia
Species: hybrida
Year: 2023
Common Name: Meadow Sage
Type: Perennial
Breeder:  Darwin Perennials
Close Market Comparison:  May Night

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Perennial
Hardiness Zone/Hardy to Zone: Zone 4b – 9a
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Dry to normal
Dead Heading Recommended: Yes
Staking Required: No

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Mounded
Plant Height: 20-22 inches
Bloom Time: Late spring – Late summer
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Color Pattern: Solid
Bloom Size: 10-12″ inches

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Weather Tolerance: Frost, heat, rain, wind
Disease Resistance: HR to powdery mildew
Garden Spacing: 24-30 inches
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

JUDGE'S 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”

Reviews

  1. Susie – 02/01/2023

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

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