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Category: Flowering Plants: Perennials for Sun: Early Season: Tall (36" or more)
Status: My seedbox
Initial Notes:
Height: 36"
Spacing: 12"
Light: Full sun
Hardiness: Zones 3-9
Pronunciation: SAL-vee-uh pray-TEN-sis
Clump-forming, woody perennial with 6-inch wrinkled, rough basal leaves red, violet to pink or white flowers on 3 ft. stems in spring. Short bloom season. Reseeds freely if not deadheaded.
Entries and Updates
Mar 14, 2001
Sowed in sterile starting medium. Will provide bottom heat and cool temps until germination occurs.
Mar 21, 2001
Germinated. Moved under lights; will pot up when true leaves develop.
