Whorled Sage

Whorled Sage

Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'

This mounding perennial salvia bears fragrant purple flower spikes in summer fall, a long-blooming, pollinator-rich perennial earning its place through an extended season of colour with minimal care.

  • Purple flower spikes are produced in summer fall and continue reliably through summer; deadhead spent spikes to encourage rebloom.
  • Highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, one of the most pollinator-productive perennials for Ontario gardens.
  • Mounding habit, reaching 40 cm at maturity; drought tolerant once established; excellent drainage is essential, avoid waterlogged winter soils.
  • Best in full sun with moist, average, dry, well-drained soil.
Size
⚠️ This plant requires special equipment for delivery. Please contact us for a shipping quote.
Regular price$12.00
/
Shipping calculated at checkout.

Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Well-drained, Moist, Dry, Average
Drought Tolerant
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
0.35 – 0.4
Mature Spread (meters)
0.4 – 0.5
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Purple
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
SummerFall
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinator Friendly
Fragrant
Landscape Uses
Border
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Best grown in a moist, average or dry, well-drained soil, in full sun. They are drought tolerant, once established. Shear back flowers after flowering to maintain a compact foliage habit and a possible late summer bloom.

You may also like