Anise Sage
- Botanical Name
- Salvia guaranitica
- Min Zone
- 8
- Max Zone
- 10
- Height
- 2 to 5 feet
- Width
- 2 to 5 feet
- Flowers
- Summer to fall: deep blue, magenta, purple
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Hummingbird and bee magnet
- If pushed into too much shade, plants will become floppy and open
- Deadhead to encourge additional flowers
- Problems
- Susceptibe to powdery and downy mildew
- Varieties
- Black & Blue - deep blue flowers
- Purple Majesty - purple flowers
- Salvia x 'Wendy's Wish' - magenta flowers
- Salvia x 'Amistad' - violet-purple flowers
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