Salvia patens 'Guanajuato', Guanajuato Gentian Sage partial shade A June through July bloomer

A June through July bloomer that can handle heavy soils

With plenty of water

dark cerise-purple flowers rise to 8 inches above scalloped

Dipelta makes clusters of fragrant

preferring the woods to halls of learning

Salvia patens 'Guanajuato', Guanajuato Gentian Sage partial shade A June through July bloomer'Guanajuato' was discovered in 1991 during an English botanical expedition in the Sierra de Guanajuato in Mexico. Two inch long Gentian blue parrot's beak flowers bloom in mid to late summer (for us well into fall) on this branching clumper. Contrary to what you might think, it prefers bright or dappled shade. Mulch heavily for winter in the Northwest. Sharp drainage is its fervent desire because, again contrary to what you might think, 'Guanajuato'