To end the week, on Saturday, June 9 at 10am, I'll be giving a presentation on Nebraska wildflowers at Finke Gardens and Nursery. And don't forget, I do run a native prairie garden coaching business. Ahem.
Also, check out Bob Henrickson's (NE Statewide Arboretum) fantastic advice on planting a mini prairie in your landscape.
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Want a true native to Lincoln, Nebraska? Salvia azurea 'Nekan' was found on the north side of town, though I'm not sure why it's different than regular 'ole blue sage--it is blue though, rare in flowers. The leaves smell lovely, and every September at dusk I see hummingbirds nectaring on it.
Full sun, dry to medium clay, 3-4' tall by 1' wide. If you pinch it back in late spring and early summer, you'll get a bushier plant with more flowers. This is a good perennial with which to get kids interested in growing, since the seeds germinate easily and quickly in a potting mix or broadcast on the soil surface.
3 comments:
Benjamin, I practice the "pinching back"...which should be done about now...on my native blue sage; it comes up in my garden wherever I recognize the seedlings.
I have Salvia azurea, but not 'Nekan' must try to find it.
Dr R--I pinched mine two weeks ago, might get crazy and do it again. I have some coming up where I seeded last fall and am most pleased.
Gail--I don't know the difference with 'nekan.' I just know it's a true native (esp now that I'm open pollinating it out back).
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