Salvia Indigo Spires Tony's Favorites Other than removing the old

Other than removing the old flower stalks

good winter drainage is key to survival

In the early 1840s at Australia's Camden Park

This 3' wide clump of round blue leaves (pointed when young) is recognized as one of the all-time finest blue hostas

Salvia Indigo Spires Tony's Favorites Other than removing the oldSalvia 'Indigo Spires' is a 1979 introduction from California's Huntington Botanical Garden. Selected by California horticulturist, John MacGregor, Salvia 'Indigo Spires' arose as a cross of Salvia farinacea x Salvia longispicata. Salvia 'Indigo Spires' forms an upright 3' tall clump, topped with arching spikes of dark blue purple flowers throughout summer and until frost. The unusual, twisting flower spikes create a form of their own in the garden.