Salvia nemorosa 'Pink Profusion' - PERENNIAL SALVIA 'PINK PROFUSION'

Very good cultivar with dense, round habit, deep pink flowers settles in dark purple calyxes. Vigorous and strong rebloomer, if cut back!

Fast growing and long-lived. This one will become Perennial of The Year 2024!

Blooming time: blooms in late spring/early summer and reblooms repeatedly after cutting it back until early fall
Size: 14-16” tall x 16-20" wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: full sun to half shade, dappled sun (ideal is 6+ hours of direct sun or more). Adaptable plant and easy - any soil (acidic, alkaline, average), preferably with some organic matter to support the reblooming. Avoid wet and waterlogged soils. Tolerant to heat and humidity, established plants tolerate droughts and drier conditions
Moisture Needs: average - medium to dry
Origin: Introduced by the Walters Garden in 2018. Patented plant under PP31435, unlicensed propagation is prohibited. 'Pink Profusion' reminds of similar cultivars like 'Bumbleberry', 'Sensation Rose' or 'Rose Queen', but the growth is more stiff and 'Pink Profusion' has much stronger reblooming power. Proven Winners plant.
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: the whole plant is aromatic = yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/possibly some
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: round Proven Winner quart pot (diameter 4.5" x 5" deep)
Plant Combinations: For sunny garden (public and private), can be planted in small groups or mass plantings. For the front, edges, along patios and paths, bigger rock gardens, slopes and bigger containers. Best combined with smaller to medium sized perennials or groundcovers. Can be combined with plants that prefer somewhat drier conditions (and are drought tolerant) = from native choose shorter Agastache, shorter Amsonia, Antennaria, Asclepias tuberosa, smaller Baptisia, Campanula rotundifolia, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Dalea, Eryngium juccifolium, Echinacea, Gaillardia, Gaura (shorter cultivars), shorter Liatris, Penstemons, Ruellia humilis, Stokesia, Verbena canadensis, Yucca, native grasses like Boutelloa gracilis or B. curtipendula, Koeleria cristata, Sporobolus heterolepis 'Tara' (or non-native Sesleria), medium-sized Panicum.

And non-native perennials like Achillea, summer blooming Allium, shorter Aquilegia, Armeria, shorter Aster, Calamintha, Campanula, Cerastium, Delosperma, Dianthus, Eryngium, Geranium (G. sanquineum, G. dalmaticum and x cantabrigiense, G. endresii, G. renardii), Gypsohila, Iris x barbata (=I. x germanica), Lavandula, Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Perovskia, Platycodon, Satureja, other Salvia, Sedum, Sempervivum, low Stachys, Scabiosa columbaria, Thymus, lower Veronica,...

But it will go well with plants that like more moisture too = Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, Hemerocallis (daylily), Phlox paniculata hybrids or Phlox carolina hybrids.

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