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Little Night Salvia

Salvia sylvestris 'Little Night' PP#28925

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• Salvia sylvestris 'Little Night' dwarf Meadow Sage was selected for its neatly compact growth habit
• Fantastic deep indigo blue flower spikes cover the plant in late spring and early summer
• Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric)
• A High Country Gardens Introduction. 2015 HCG Plant of the Year

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10-12" tall x 14-16" wide. When Salvia sylvestris 'Little Night' blooms in late spring, you'll be caught staring. The eye-catching display of dark purple-violet flower spikes, tightly arranged over the tidy, blue-green mound of foliage is outstanding. Re-blooming in late summer, the compact plant grows readily in any type of soil including clay. It is also long-lived, waterwise, and heat and cold tolerant. Its small size makes it useful along pathways and driveways, at the front of perennial beds and in rock gardens. Combine it with other small growing perennials and you'll discover 'Little Night's charm and versatility in the garden; the deeply colored flowers look great with everything. 'Little Night' is the tiny version of one of the world's most popular perennials, Salvia 'May Night'. Javelina Resistant. 2015 HCG Plant of the Year.

Learn more about the perennial plant that has it all: 'Little Night' Salvia: 2015 Plant Of The Year

Planting & Care

Tips For Growing Salvia

Salvia (commonly referred to as ‘Sage’) represent a huge family of ornamental plants that attract a variety of pollinators to their nectar rich flowers. They are resistant to deer and rabbits.

  1. Plant in full sun.
  2. Plant native Western Salvia varieties in soil that is low fertility and well-drained.
  3. Plant Old World Salvia in a wide range of soils (loams, sand) including clay.
  4. Many spring-flowering varieties of sage will re-bloom in fall if deadheaded after the first bloom.
  5. New transplants need regular irrigation their first growing season to establish themselves. Once established they will need regular, deep irrigation during hot, dry weather.
  6. During fall garden clean-up, wait to cut back the plants until spring for improved cold hardiness.
  7. In colder USDA zones (zone 6 and below) it is essential to give Native Southwestern and Southwestern hybrids protection from the extreme cold their first couple winters in the garden. Mound up pine needles or fallen autumn leaves over and around the base of the plant.

Western Native Salvia: : It is from the Western US that we find our most beautiful native salvia species. For attracting hummingbirds, there are no finer flowers than the Western native sages. Typically, this group of Salvia prefer ‘lean’ (not very fertile), well drained soils. They will grow in dry clay conditions in arid climates but will rot out in clay soils where there is more than about 15 to 18” of precipitation annually.

Western Salvia include:

  • Salvia greggii - ‘Furman’s Red’, ‘Cold Hardy Pink’
  • Salvia hybrids - ‘Maraschino’, ‘Raspberry Delight’, ‘Ultra Violet’ and ‘Burgundy Seduction’.
  • Salvia pachyphylla and Salvia dorrii is recommended for arid western gardens.
  • Salvia azurea and Salvia reptans - Early fall bloomers with excellent cold hardiness.

To get established in USDA zones 5 & 6, Western Salvia (noted above) must be planted in spring or early summer, not in the fall. Protect your new plants over their first winter or two in your garden. Cover each plant with a generous pile of clean straw or pine needles. This allows the plant's crown (junction of root and branches) to mature and obtain maximum cold hardiness.

Old Wolrd Salvia: The Old World Salvia include some of the very best, most durable, longest-lived perennials. These salvia are an excellent choice for gardeners across most of the United States. ‘Old World’ Sages bloom primarily in shades of blue, pink and white. They are well adapted to cold climates and a wide range of soils including clay. The European Salvia are incredibly attractive to honey bees, many of our native bees and bumble bees as well as butterflies.

Old World varieties include:

  • Salvia syslvestris'Lyrical Rose', 'May Night', 'Little Night', 'Caradonna' and 'Marcus'.
  • Salvia daghestanica
  • Salvia verticiliata

More in-depth guidance for growing Salvia:Planting Nectar Rich Salvia to Attract Pollinators to the Garden

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Bloom Time

Late spring to early summer

Advantages

  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Easy To Grow
  • Low Maintenance
  • Cut Flowers
  • Fragrant
  • Container Planting
  • Rock Gardens
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Additional information

Mature Height

10-12" tall

Mature Spread

14-16" wide

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Sandy Soil
  • Clay Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Waterwise

Planting Time

  • Fall

Awards

HCG Plant Of The Year

Special Groups

  • High Country Gardens Introduction

Growing Zones

  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9

Neonicotinoid Free

Yes

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Overall rating: 4.5454545 / 5 from 11 reviews.

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"I love purple Waiting to plant until freeze is completed"

— Lisa (5/5)

Happy and Hardy

"I put five of these plants in my new xeric front yard. They are thriving! I have given them zero supplemental water, but we have had MUCH more rain than is usual. , They've grown larger than I expected in their first year and they are blooming like crazy. I'm looking forward to watching them grow in the years to come."

— Amanda (5/5)

Strong and Healthy Upon Arrival

"My salvia arrived healthy and strong. I just put them in the ground and have high hopes they will do well. I'll report back after they've had some time to mature."

— Amanda (5/5)

So beautiful

"The color is amazing, and this plant is absolutely covered in purple blue blossoms all spring and into summer. In year one, the plants are 12"""" across and 9"""" high and the blooms are jaw dropping."

— Anonymous (5/5)

Doesn't look like picture

"These are a lot more floppy than what the picture looks like and I thought I was ordering a dark purple flower but they are a light lavender. I barely see them in my garden."

— Kel (3/5)

Beautiful and Hardy

"This plant is hardy and attractive."

— Flyfisher (4/5)

started off slow

"I ordered & received these last fall. The plants were tiny with smallish root structure. I amended the soil with a bit of compost & YumYum mix but they did not grow at all last fall. Good news is that they wintered over and are starting to fill out. I've had flowers for a month now and they are going strong. This & Marcus salvia are terrific short tidy plants and the bunnies have not included them in their diet :)"

— Diane (4/5)

Lovely little salvia!

"this wonderful salvia borders my roses in order to keep rabbits away, attractively! Does work, looks pretty, spreading just enough . . . this little salvia really likes the sun, in a few places where it didn't get at least 6 hours it did not work. . . my mistake. I'll order this one again!"

— Gabrielle L. (5/5)

I would buy again

"Looks best a year latet"

— Jules (5/5)

Very pleased with this plant.

"Used in a border next to a block wall where heat from the wall is normally high."

— Clay (4/5)

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