PLANTS SHIP MID-MAY+ (except fruit trees), SEEDS SHIP ANYTIME, CANADA ONLY. LOCAL PICKUP AVAILABLE (incl. fruit trees, Ottawa) TRICOLOUR SALVIA | id:23770 | Salvia officinalis | Ecologically grown | Annual/Perennial/self-seeds | Open Pollinated Blooms in a mix of bracts of pink, blue and white colour and have veins of deeper colours that ascend across the 18” stalk. Attractive to pollinators. Deadhead for continuous blooms until frost. Colours retain after drying. Also known as Painted Sage or Annual Clary. Vitamins+: B3+, K2, Ca, Fe, K, Mg Planting tip: Seed stratification is required for 1 week.||Plant salvia by seed outdoors after all danger of frost has passed in the spring. To encourage continuous blooms throughout the season, deadhead spent flowers periodically. At the end of the season, leave flowers on plants to encourage reseeding (and to feed the birds). Harvesting tip: For harvest either as a fresh or dried flower, harvest when the bottom 3–4 flowers have opened. Hang to dry. Storage tip: Dry leaves and flowers in a cool, dark, well-ventilated place. Store dried herbs in airtight containers away from light.
Seed depth:1/4″, Plant spacing:16-20″, Row spacing:22-26″, Sun Level:3, Watering Level:2, Germination:2-14 days/jrs, 15-25°C Optimally:21°C, Maturity:85 days/jrs, Height:12-24″, Width: 18″, Edible leaf, Edible flower, Attracts pollinators (See Envelope below) Gaia Organics, 399 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 1C9 (near Gatineau, Quebec) 613-219-8463 (see the envelope below)
