The Mystic Spires sage is a popular plant in gardens that provides nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinating insects. It is essential to check the flowering branches frequently while they are in bloom and deadhead them soon after the flowers fade. This can be done by pinching off the flowers or using hand clippers to cut the stems just under blooms. If the plant is not thriving, troubleshooting is key. Stunted growth often signals nutrient deficiencies or poor soil conditions, so test the soil and amend as necessary. Poor flowering requires adequate sunlight and proper care.
Mystic Spires Blue produces long stalks of dark blue flowers that continue to reward in abundance when deadheaded. To refresh tired plants, it is recommended to prune them in mid-February. For longer, more beautiful flowering seasons, deadhead the plant when the blooms fade and fall off the plant.
To grow Salvia mystic spires, ensure well-drained, rich, and moist soil. Fertilize and prune one a year, and overwinter the plant to put much on the base of the plant. Deadheading spent blooms is the primary task, but this is not essential as the plant is compact.
Salvias are the easiest perennials, next to daylilies, that anyone can grow with success. Deadheading the plant helps it bloom all summer. To restart the plant, cut it to the ground once growth begins again in spring. Deadheading and occasional pruning (by a third) can help maintain the beauty of Mystic Spires Blue.
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I discovered a method for pruning my Salvia last summer that prolongs my Salvia blooms for most of the Summer Season. It came upon this method accidentally while pruning, and its turned out to be a fabulous mishap! Come check out my method for pruning Salvia, and give a shot. Let me know what you think? Thanks for perusal! – Steph My Amazon Store Where You Can Find Many of My Favorite Garden Items 👉 amzn.to/49F9RTU
I bought two Salvia plants at the nursery and what a wonderful plant for all sorts of bees and butterflies. They were similar to yours, but the foliage was darker and all parts of the plant are highly fragrant when crushed. I cut them back like you did, but I made as many cuttings as i could and simply put them in a jar with tap water. In about a month they had produced roots, and I had another 15 plants. I repeated the process, again and again and filled the garden with the plants. What I like most, is the flowering time, all year round just cut them back like you did. In a hot summer a little watering every 2-3 days will keep them going.
PLUS you can cut off the flowers on the stems you cut off and place the rest of the stems in water and let them root and you will have lots more plants for your yard. Take off the bottom leaves you don’t want them in the water leave the ones on top alone.🌵🌵 oops just read that everyone has the same idea suggestion.🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣
I was going to add that those cuttings could also be potted for making new plants. Just a bit of rooting powder and moist soil in a clay pot and in a few weeks, new plants to add to your garden. I love propagating as many perennials as possible and usually give them to other family gardeners. Your garden is looking great! Jo from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Hello. Yes, this is exactly how I’ve always pruned all my salvias – for the simple reason that my hummingbirds love them as a source of nectar. So, I never wanted to totally eliminate their food source, therefore I also only prune 1/2-2/3 of the plant in such a way, as to reduce it in size, shape it, and leave enough stalks with flowers or soon to open flowers that the bees, hummingbirds, & other insects love it!! I’m glad you prune the same way.
Now that I already cut all of mine back I’m praying it will come back up. It’s mid Aug . & and my first experience . I just happened by ” Serendipity ” to you ! Thank you & bless this my Cottage Garden 🕯. I’m so glad GOD HAS HID HAND IN. THIS . I have some hollister I’m transplanting into full sun because the hi moisture / afternoon sun is a killer on it . (Lesson learned off that label !) It sure looks a lot like this 🤗
Your articles are GREAT! such great information. I planted a few new Salvia plants and after 3 weeks the stems began to turn brown. I was afraid they were dying. Im so glad i bumped into your page to learn all about the beautiful salvia plant. I have my plants next to hydrangeas and roses. Did i plant them in a right area? My Hydrangeas and roses need alot more water than the Salvia so im afraid i may over water them? Do you suggest i move them to a much drier spot in my garden? How often should newly planted Salvias be watered?
I love your articles could you help me with identifying what species of what appears to be maybe a Yellow Mop Head Cypress evergreen in the back ground? I saw this article and I have been trying online to find the same dwarf type tree for my garden. It’s just stunning!! How old is yours and have you been pruning the bottom along the way to get this lovely shape and profile for this plant grouping in your bed along with the Salvia. Thanks a bunch Steph 💗💗
In a Chicago Botanical Garden trial, they cut back half their salvias to see how it affected reblooming. They found that it didn’t matter as far as affecting reblooming. But the did note that the new flower spikes on the ones that were cut back perhaps stood out more without the old spikes still on the plant.
Great tip! But why cut down all the way? I cut down my Salvia and Nepeta like this, but only the spent blooms. So I shear off the top half, so the plant doesn’t have to regrow all the foliage, but only the bloom part. Like you, I cut down half of the plant, and take the other half later. But I don’t wait until all flowers are all spent, but cut back earlier, while there is still bloom on the other half. So the bees don’t get a ‘hungry gap’.