Salvia nemorosa 'Grusalrp' RIANNE PURPLE

Salvia nemorosa 'Grusalrp'
Salvia nemorosa 'Grusalrp' RIANNE PURPLE
woodland sage
SIZE/TYPE low perennial
USUAL HEIGHT 0.3-0.4m
USUAL WIDTH 0.3-0.4m
LEAVES deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES green
FLOWERS showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS deep purple
BLOOMING TIME June - August
LOCATION full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE any (acidic to alkaline)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest) 4   (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION  
FOR ZONE 5+6 Code of winter protection zone 5+6
FOR ZONE 7 Code of winter protection zone 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES Perennials
Summer blooms
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Salvia is a large genus, containing about 900 species. In our climate mostly common (evergreen) sage is grown for culinary uses. Also, very popular are those of subtropical origin that are used here as annuals with long flowering season, especially in public areas. We concentrate on herbaceous perennials which are not widely cultivated, and we believe that there are species, hybrids, and varieties worth the job.

In 2013 Dutch breeder André de Gruyter registered his beautiful blue woodland sage variety named Rianne, not knowing that 6 year later he would find a natural mutation of it with even larger flowers on taller stems and larger foliage. It was patented as PP32658 in 2020 and its provisional name is RIANNE PURPLE
but there are rumours that the new trade name might be PURPLE PARADISE (in 2021), let’s wait and see what the new name will be.

RIANNE PURPLE
is a woodland sage with deep purple blue flowers atop 30-35 cm tall stems. They open in June and continue flowering freely for about 8-10 weeks. Plants look similar to meadow sage, their stems are upright and bloom well above the foliage. You cut the whole plant back to the ground after the first flowering phase and feed it a little if the plants do not look unsightly, they will re-grow into a nice and bushy clump with plenty of flowering stems offering the same show in late summer. Leaves are 5-7 cm long, mid green, narrowly ovate to broadly lanceolate, wrinkled, and softly hairy.

Sage will grow in almost any well-drained soil. For best results grow it in light, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. It needs no fertilizing, only in very poor or compacted soils it will benefit from occasional feeding with a balanced fertilizer. In early spring remove all above-ground parts except for rosette of new or over-wintered, healthy leaves lying flat on the ground. It is perfectly hardy to about -34 °C (USDA zone 4) and will grow in outdoor pots and throws, too.

Last update 06-08-2021
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GLOSSARY
  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
LARGE PLANTS over 150 cmspecimens, screening and hedging shrubs

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