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Tricolor Salvia

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Item: 5419-A
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Salvia viridis
Open pollinated.

Annual. Also known as Painted Sage. This prolific little beauty is splendid as a dried flower or a filler in fresh arrangements. Although its leaves are entirely green, its name comes from its white and blue flowers set off by large pink-to-purple bracts that ascend the 18" stalks. Easily air-dried, it will remain very colorful, flowering until frost if old blooms are removed. Start indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost. Needs well-drained soil. ~350 seeds/g.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Bloom Color
multi-colored
Lifecycle
annual
Pollinator Friendly
Yes
Compare
Compare with other Salvias
Variety Product Type Hybrid Status Bloom Color Lifecycle
Clary Sage
Organic 		seeds open pollinated lavender biennial
Blue Bedder seeds open pollinated blue perennial grown as an annual
Lighthouse Red seeds open pollinated red annual
Tricolor Salvia seeds open pollinated multi-colored annual
Blue Sage
Organic 		bare-root plants sky blue perennial
Additional Information

Salvia

From the Latin salvere, ‘to heal.’ Wide-ranging genus with more than 900 species throughout the world. In the Northeast they range from tiny lawn weeds to showy ornamentals to culinary sage. Members of the mint family, most have square stems and blue or lavender flowers with prominent lips.

Likes full sun and dry conditions, requires good drainage.

Growing Salvia From Seed: In our climate, all should be started indoors.

Flowers

All flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.

Saving Flower Seeds Is Easy!

Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.

These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.

Learn more about seed saving.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.