Job's Nursery and Pumpkin Patch LLC

Helping Tri-City Gardeners Grow Since 1940!

Job's Nursery LLC is a family owned nursery and tree farm that offers a wide selection of outdoor plants that are hardy for our area. We are located just north of Pasco on Columbia River Road.  It's a short trip to a beautiful location to escape the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.

 

 

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Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia

Salvia nemorosa 'Balyriclu'

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Lyrical Blues Meadow Salvia (Salvia nemorosa 'Balyriclu') at Job's Nursery

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia flowers

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia flowers

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Lyrical Blues Meadow Salvia (Salvia nemorosa 'Balyriclu') at Job's Nursery

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia in bloom

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia in bloom

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Plant Height:  18 inches

Flower Height:  24 inches

Spacing:  20 inches

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  4a

Other Names:  Perennial Salvia

Brand:  Ball

Description:

A bushy, heat tolerant variety with stunning spikes of long lasting violet-blue flowers that fade to reveal burgundy calyces, for extended garden color; somewhat drought tolerant; excellent for the sunny border or containers

Ornamental Features

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia has masses of beautiful spikes of violet flowers with blue overtones and burgundy calyces rising above the foliage from early to late summer, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds, and which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its fragrant narrow leaves remain grayish green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 20 inches apart. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Lyrical™ Blues Meadow Salvia is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Edging  Garden  Container 
Applications
Flowers  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features