= Water twice per month or less, once established.
= Water about once per week, once established.
= Water about twice per week, once established.
= Water three days per week, or more.
Use the plant water needs as a guideline. Actual plant water needs will vary for several reasons, including weather conditions, soil type, sun exposure, root depth, wind and elevation. Adjust your watering schedule as needed to meet the plants' needs at your site. Water recent transplants more often than established plants.
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Salvia pratensis
low
purple
early summer
2 to 3 ft.
2 to 3 ft.
No
Europe
sun
USDA zones 4-8
hardy to 8,000 ft.
Meadow clary sage is a perennial flower known for its spikes of purple flowers in early summer. The green leaves form a short rosette. The flower stalks hold numerous deep purple flowers that bloom from the bottom of the spike upward. It is a drought-tolerant choice.
Meadow clary sage has been growing at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden for many years. The individual flowers have a large "hood" compared to other salvias. The stalks of flowers are very attractive when in bloom, with larger flowers-- but fewer flowers per stalk-- than May night sage.
The leaves are not as attractive as more recent cultivars of salvia. It also spreads by seed.
Remove spent flowers stalks. Cut old stems and leaves to ground level in early spring.
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