Salvia nemorosa 'Apex Blue' ~ Monrovia® Apex™ Blue Meadow Sage tolerates-clay-soil IMAGE: Christian Fischer

IMAGE: Christian Fischer

Nodding cherry red buds that open to dark reddish-pink heart shaped flowers with protruding inner petals bloom on long leaning stems in late spring and continues into summer if the summer is cool or stops  and rebloom from late summer into fall

flattened 5-petaled bright red flowers bloom from late spring until frost

Best bloom in full sun in moist well-drained acidic soils

Best color in full sun and moist

Salvia nemorosa 'Apex Blue' ~ Monrovia® Apex™ Blue Meadow Sage tolerates-clay-soil IMAGE: Christian FischerApex Blue Meadow Sage is a compact upright herbaceous perennial with aromatic grey green foliage. Tall spikes holding small violet blue two lipped flowers on purple calyx quickly rebloom all throughout summer and into fall. Flowers best in full sun and moist well drained soils. Drought tolerant. Type: Perennial Origins: Europe and west central Asia Height: 1' 1. 5' Spread: 1 1. 5' Spacing: 1' USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 9 Culture: Full Sun Bloom Color: