Light
Full sun.
Growing guide · Perennials
Salvia × sylvestris
How to grow Meadow Sage 'Mainacht (May Night)'.
The salvia everyone else gets compared to.
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Zones
- 4–8
- Size
- 18–24 in. tall, 18–24 in. wide
- Spacing
- 18–24 in. apart.
- Pets
- Not on the ASPCA pet-safe list; keep it out of reach
Water
Water to establish; drought tolerant after.
Planting and soil
Plant spring or early fall, crown at soil level.
Feeding
None needed.
Pruning
Shear spent spikes back to the foliage to push rebloom. Cut back to the base in spring.
Through the year
Blooms from late May into June, then repeats into late summer after a trim.
If something's off
Opens up in the middle in rich soil or shade. Wet winter soil is the main killer.
Plays well with
Plant it with friends.
Why we stock it: Early, saturated color and real reliability in hot, sunny beds.
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The Blue Period
Every blue a garden can do.
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Everything in it tastes terrible to deer.
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Salvia 'May Night'from $29.99 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
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Balcony Brag
Forty square feet, big opinions.
4 plants · $165.92In a pot, any zone
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Deer Can't Even
Everything in it tastes terrible to deer.
12 plants · $392.88Zones 5–8
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Office kit
The Desk Set
Three small plants, one desk.
3 plants · $45Indoors, any zone
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Drought garden kit
The Hot, Dry Bank
For the slope the hose doesn't reach.
14 plants · $554.86Zones 5–9
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The Mailbox Bed
Curb appeal in one afternoon.
8 plants · $159.92Zones 3–10
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The Pollinator Buffet
Open seating for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
14 plants · $424.86Zones 4–9
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Shade garden kit
Shade Layers
For the spot the sun forgot.
8 plants · $151.92Zones 3–9
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The Snack Garden
Pick it, eat it, walk away.
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