Woodland Sage “May Night”

  • Common Name: Woodland Sage “May Night”
  • Botanical Name: Salvia nemorosa ‘May Night’
  • Family name: Mint family
  • Type: Perennial
  • Zone Hardiness: 4–8
  • Height: 18 to 24in
  • Width: 18 to 24in
  • Blooms: Spikes of deep violet-blue flowers
  • Bloom time: May to July
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Leaves: Aromatic, lance-shaped, gray-green leaves
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; deadhead to encourage rebloom, prune in early spring
  • Tolerates: Drought tolerant once established, deer resistant, heat tolerant, poor soils with good drainage
  • Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
  • Texas Superstar: No
  • Texas Native: No
  • Invasive: No