Caradonna Salvia - Bare Root Plant

Name: Caradonna Salvia - Bare Root Plant
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-37A95649-BR
Price: 12.3 USD
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Live plants are pickup only June 1–September 30. Plugs and potted plants cannot use our shipping path to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, or WA; pickup may remain available. Soil-free bare root plants may ship to those states during March 1–May 31 when all remaining rules pass. Montana plug and potted-plant arrivals must be October 1–May 31.

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Caradonna is known for its very upright, narrow habit and dark purple stems that make its bright violet-blue flowers stand out. It is a long-time favorite for sunny borders and one of the best salvias for cutting.

The leaves give off a pleasant herbal scent when brushed or crushed. Shear it after the first bloom and it will usually send up more spikes later in summer. Bees and butterflies visit it steadily.

What it looks like

Slender, stiffly upright flower spikes 8 to 12 inches long, lined with small two-lipped florets in bright violet-blue, carried on very dark, almost black-purple stems. The spikes stand straight up like candles, closely packed above the leaves. Leaves are lance-shaped, 2 to 3 inches long, mid to deep green and slightly crinkled, forming a low base. The plant is a narrow, rigidly upright clump 24 to 30 inches tall and about 15 inches wide. At peak it looks like a tight bundle of violet-blue rods on dark stems.

Growing it with lavender

Salvia wants the same full sun and lean, well-drained soil as lavender, and its upright spikes echo lavender's form while filling the gap before and after the main lavender bloom.

Care

Plant in full sun in average, well-drained soil; it is drought tolerant once established. Hardy in zones 3-8; shear the plant back by about a third after the first flush fades to encourage fresh growth and another round of flowers.

At a glance

Botanical name: Salvia nemorosa
Flower color: Bright violet-blue on dark purple stems
Foliage: Mid to deep green
Growth habit: Narrow, rigidly upright clump
Mature size: 24–30 in tall × 15 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 3–8
Light: full sun
Bloom start: Early-June
Peak bloom: Mid-June
Bloom pattern: Repeat Blooming
Deer resistance: Resistant
Pollinator value: Excellent

Sizes and shipping

Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.

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Mature height: 30.0 in
Mature spread: 15.0 in
Bloom: Early-June – peak Mid-June
Fragrance: Mild
Deer: Resistant

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How to grow Caradonna

Perennial Salvia / Russian Sage · Salvia nemorosa

Give full sun and well-drained soil. Perennial salvias (S. nemorosa, S. × sylvestris) rebloom when cut back; Russian sage (S. yangii) is a woody, late-waking subshrub pruned only in spring.

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Full sunLight
Low waterFast drainage
pH 6.0–8.0Soil
Zones 3a–8bHardiness
30″ tall15″ wide
ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
Not known toxicPets

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Hardy in zones 3a–8b

Spring is best; early fall works if 6 weeks remain before freeze.

Dormant bare-root perennial salvia as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Bare-root salvia is a woody crown with fibrous roots and short stem stubs (Russian sage has longer, gray, woody stems). Soak roots 20–30 minutes, plant the crown at soil level, water once, then let it dry slightly between waterings.

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Salvia nemorosa types show basal leaves in early spring. Russian sage is late: woody stems look dead until mid- to late spring, when small gray-green buds break. Wait before cutting or removing it.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.

When to plant

Spring is best; early fall works if 6 weeks remain before freeze.

How deep

Set the crown level with the soil, never buried.

Spacing

Perennial salvias 18–24"; Russian sage about 3 ft.

Soil

Sandy, gravelly or loamy · pH 6.0–8.0

Fix-it tip: In heavy clay, raise the bed or add grit. Skip rich compost; lean soil gives sturdier stems. Wet winter soil is the main killer.

Sun

Full sun (tolerates light shade, with fewer flowers).

6+ hours of sun keeps plants compact. Russian sage especially flops in shade.

Don’t give up on it

Is it alive? What spring looks like

Salvia nemorosa types show basal leaves in early spring. Russian sage is late: woody stems look dead until mid- to late spring, when small gray-green buds break. Wait before cutting or removing it.