Salvia leucantha Midnight Liatris 'Amber Maiden' makes an 18"

'Amber Maiden' makes an 18" wide clump of grey-green

soon evolving into a 20" ladder of green

the foliage and roots release the strong fragrance of licorice

much faster in alkaline soils

Cannas need to be dug and stored in a frost free location over winter

Salvia leucantha Midnight Liatris 'Amber Maiden' makes an 18"(syn: Salvia leucantha All Purple) This is the same wonderful late summer and fall blooming salvia as Salvia leucantha, but instead of white florets inside the purple calyces, the florets are also a dark velvety purple a hummingbird delight and another of those great flowers to fondle. It's hard to imagine, but visitors who see it in flower don't leave without one!