Salvia x sylvestris May Night

This long blooming Salvia x sylvestris May Night provides gardeners with rich purple flower spikes that offer a magnificent full flush in late spring followed by intermittent bloom through summer, if dead-headed. It's little wonder this plant is in such great demand. Combine with Aquilegia for a late spring treat. 'Mainacht'

Pollinators and hummingbirds love the spikes of densely packed Salvia flowers which come in a range of colors: white, pink, red, purple and blue. Long-lasting Salvia blooms can extend from late spring into fall with dependable color. Salvias are especially valuable where summers are hot and dry, for they ignore heat and go steadily about the business of making flowers. Because some Salvias endure colder climates better than others, we classify certain varieties as Perennial Salvia and other less hardy varieties as Annual Salvia. The genus Salvia is part of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family, so most all have square stems and a strong scent when their leaves are crushed.