Salvia x digenea: Country Or Region Of Origin
Hybrid
Plant Profile: Salvia x digenea
Names
Hybrid Sage, Perennial Sage, Perennial Salvia
Phonetic Spelling:SAL-vee-uh dy-JEE-nee-uh
Genus:Salvia
Species:
Family:Lamiaceae
There is a wide variety of hybrid sage cultivars available, making them an excellent option for cold mountainous regions where a perennial Salvia species is needed. One notable example is Salvia x digenea, which flowers during the summer months. This hybrid is a cross between Salvia x sylvestris and S. nemorosa. The cooler evening temperatures enhance the vibrancy of its blooms, making it a popular choice for perennial borders.
Quick Identification
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Salvia x digenea Feature Summary
Salvia x digenea Image Gallery
Tags
#purple
#hummingbirds
#full sun tolerant
#heat tolerant
#blue
#drought tolerant
#perennial
#white flowers
#purple flowers
#pink flowers
#rabbit resistant
#cpp
#well-drained soil
#summer flowers
#deer resistant
#cold tolerant
#fantz
#humidity tolerant
#sandy soils tolerant
Similar Plants
Salvia x digenea is often confused with:
Salvia x digenea Feature Summary
Attributes
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Perennial
Stem Cutting
Division
Flowers
The inflorescence is made up of terminal verticillasters. They are elongated and slender, 10-20 cm. Fascicles have 6 flowers. Flowers are violet. They are calyx resinous, punctate, and pubescent. They are tinged reddish-purple; corolla bright violet to purple. Flowers are 9-12 mm, with upper lobes overtopping lower lobes.
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Blue
Raceme
Spike
Spring
Summer
< 1 inch
Leaves
Leaves are opposite, decussate, and simple. They are lanceolate to oblong, rugose, acute to bluntly acute. They are broad cuneate to subrotund, crenate, pubescent below. They have petioles short on basal leaves, cauline leaves are sessile to clasping.
Opposite
Oblong
Lanceolate
Crenate
3-6 inches
Stem
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
12 inches-3 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
3a
3b
9a
9b
10a
10b
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Landscape
Drought Tolerant Garden
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Cottage Garden
Border
Mass Planting
Small groups
Drought
Deer
Heat
Humidity
Rabbits
Container
Patio
Meadow
Butterflies
Bees
Salvia x digenea Image Gallery
Salvia x digenea Attributes
Salvia x digenea: Wildlife Value
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Salvia x digenea: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Salvia x digenea: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Salvia x digenea Flowers
Salvia x digenea: Flower Description
The inflorescence is made up of terminal verticillasters. They are elongated and slender, 10-20 cm. Fascicles have 6 flowers. Flowers are violet. They are calyx resinous, punctate, and pubescent. They are tinged reddish-purple; corolla bright violet to purple. Flowers are 9-12 mm, with upper lobes overtopping lower lobes.
Salvia x digenea: Flower Color
Blue
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Salvia x digenea: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Salvia x digenea: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Salvia x digenea: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Salvia x digenea: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Salvia x digenea Leaves
Salvia x digenea: Leaf Description
Leaves are opposite, decussate, and simple. They are lanceolate to oblong, rugose, acute to bluntly acute. They are broad cuneate to subrotund, crenate, pubescent below. They have petioles short on basal leaves, cauline leaves are sessile to clasping.
Salvia x digenea: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Salvia x digenea: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Salvia x digenea: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Salvia x digenea: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Salvia x digenea: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Salvia x digenea Stem
Salvia x digenea: Stem Description
Stems are square.
Salvia x digenea: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Salvia x digenea: Stem Cross Section
Angular
Oval
Round
Square
Salvia x digenea Whole Plant Traits
Salvia x digenea: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Salvia x digenea: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Salvia x digenea: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Salvia x digenea: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Salvia x digenea Cultural Conditions
Salvia x digenea: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Salvia x digenea: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Salvia x digenea: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Salvia x digenea: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Salvia x digenea: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Salvia x digenea: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
3a
3b
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Salvia x digenea: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Salvia x digenea Landscape
Salvia x digenea: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Salvia x digenea: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Salvia x digenea: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Salvia x digenea: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Salvia x digenea: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
