The middle row of my flower bed consists largely of different salvia plants. There are so many kinds of salvia plants that I've always found precise identification of them difficult. So I decided to grow several types of salvia plants all together, to study them closely.
Although each salvia plant I've selected for this row is different from the rest, all conform to my stated color scheme, providing either blue or purple flowers. I've also included another purple-flowered specimen in this row: a speedwell that is very similar in appearance to a salvia plant. All the specimens in this row will reach an intermediate height (shorter than those in the back row, but taller than those in the front).
Here are the five specimens that comprise the middle row:
- "Victoria Blue" salvia plants (Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue')
- "May Night" salvia plants (Salvia x superba 'May Night')
- "Caradonna" salvia plants (Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna')
- "Blue Hill" salvia plants (Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill' or 'Blauhugel')
- "Royal Candles" speedwell (Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles')
In Step 9, I'll discuss the back row of the flower bed....
