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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Inflorescence Height: 24 inches
Foliage Mound Height: 18 inches
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Parentage: Salvia sonomensis x Salvia mellifera
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Salvia
Also sold as:
  • Daras Choice

'Dara's Choice' was a featured
Plant of the Day for March 17, 2016.
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Uploaded by HamiltonSquare
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-02-21
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-02-21
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-02-19
An old stand that has died away in the center as it spread.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-02-10
This is the first of our Salvias to bloom each year but we've had
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-03-21
Zone 9b. Early blooming Salvia.
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