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Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Salvia x sylvestris 'East Friesland (Ostfriesland)' you will need.

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Salvia x sylvestris 'East Friesland (Ostfriesland)'

Meadow Sage

  • Intense violet-blue flower spikes early summer through fall
  • Easy to grow; drought tolerant
  • Perfect for containers, beds, or borders

  • Category: Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone: 4-9
  • Height: 15-18 in
  • Spread: 15-18 in
  • Bloom Color: Blue
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Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
• Attracts Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance
• Deer Resistant
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun
Foliage Color
• Green
Soil Moisture
• Average Water
Habit
• Mounding
• Upright
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Fall
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Summer Bloomer
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Salvia x sylvestris 'East Friesland (Ostfriesland)'

Salvias are very drought tolerant, but they bloom better if they receive summer irrigation. They like full sun or light shade the best. If you keep cutting the flowers back after it blooms to lateral buds it will keep reblooming. It requires good drainage so that the roots do not rot in the winter.