{"product_id":"dark-sky-salvia-bare-root-plant","title":"Dark Sky Salvia - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eDark Sky is a large salvia with deep indigo-blue flowers, the darkest color in its series. Tall, branching flower stems rise from a thick rosette of big green leaves, and plenty of side shoots keep it blooming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt starts flowering a bit later than most perennial salvias and grows quickly into a clump over 2 feet tall and wide. It suits larger borders, mass plantings and bold combinations with yellow or white flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTall, branched flower stems 12 to 18 inches long lined with small two-lipped florets in deep indigo-blue, set in dark purple calyxes, with many secondary side spikes. The spikes rise high above a dense basal rosette. Leaves are large, broad, oval to lance-shaped, 4 to 6 inches long, mid-green and crinkled. The plant is a full clump 24 to 28 inches tall and 28 to 32 inches wide. At peak it is a broad mass of dark indigo spires over leafy green foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalvia 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in average, well-drained soil; it is drought tolerant once established and grows quickly. Hardy in zones 3-8; after the first bloom, cut spent spikes down to the leafy base to encourage side branches and more flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Salvia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep indigo-blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, rounded clump with basal rosette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24–28 in tall × 28–32 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Repeat Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67776771227944,"sku":"GLLF-PER-90D917CC-BR","price":16.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/dark-sky-salvia.jpg?v=1790864876","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/dark-sky-salvia-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}