Oxford Blue Salvia Seed
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Salvia viridis
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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80 - 95 Days
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
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Annual
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
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Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
Product Features
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Heirloom
- Seeds saved over many years and passed down, in original form, from generation to generation.
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Cold Tolerant
- Cold Tolerant
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Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
- Variety good for fresh cut-flower displays.
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Edible Flowers
- Variety's flowers may be consumed.
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Ideal for Drying and Crafts
- Variety is excellent for creating dried flowers.
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Attracts Beneficial Insects
- Variety attracts and supports pollinators and/or insects that prey on garden pests.
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Oxford Blue Salvia Seed
Versatile garden flower.
Easy-to-grow plants for casual cut flowers, pollinator plantings, and displays of color in the garden. Productive, densely branched plants produce abundant stems and multiple cuts of this versatile crop. Suitable for fresh or dried flowers. Colored bracts of vibrant deep blue decorate the tops of 30–40" branches. Tolerant of frost. Also commonly known as annual clary sage.Specs:
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Salvia viridis
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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80 - 95 Days
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
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Annual
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Close
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
Product Features
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Heirloom
- Seeds saved over many years and passed down, in original form, from generation to generation.
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Cold Tolerant
- Cold Tolerant
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Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
- Variety good for fresh cut-flower displays.
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Edible Flowers
- Variety's flowers may be consumed.
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Ideal for Drying and Crafts
- Variety is excellent for creating dried flowers.
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Attracts Beneficial Insects
- Variety attracts and supports pollinators and/or insects that prey on garden pests.
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DAYS TO GERMINATION:
5–12 days at 75–78°F (24–26°C).SOWING:
Transplant (recommended): Sow into 72-cell flats, 5-7 weeks before planting out. Gently press seed into soil, covering only enough to hold seeds in place as light is required for germination. Bottom water or mist lightly to avoid covering seed with displaced soil. Transplant into cell packs or larger containers. Harden off and transplant outside after the last frost. Direct seed: Sow 2-4 seeds every 12-18". Thin seedlings to 12-18" apart.LIGHT PREFERENCE:
Sun. Tolerates part shade.PLANT HEIGHT:
30-40".PLANT SPACING:
12-18".HARDINESS ZONES:
Annual.HARVEST:
Fresh: Harvest when bracts are fully colored. Dried: Harvest when colored bracts have stiffened a little. Hang to dry.SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Average soil. USES: Cut or dried flower. Excellent in beds, borders, containers, and planted en masse.SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Salvia viridis.Johnny's is committed to your success, every step of the way.
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