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Is salvia 'mystic spires' the same color as 'indigo spires'

14 years ago

I just got my delivery from Plant Delights, which included a salvia 'mystic spires.' It is already large and has a bloom that is pretty fresh. In its current state -- just out of the greenhouse, two days in transit -- the color is not the same blue as 'indigo spires,' but, disappointingly, more purple. Does anyone have experience with both cultivars who can say whether the colors would be the same once it gets planted?

Thanks,

Ellen

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echinaceamaniac
14 years ago
Mystic Spires is just a more compact version of Indigo Spires so, yes, they are the same color.
Donna
14 years ago
They are the same color. However, Mystic Spires has a different form than Indigo Spires. Indigo is a far laxer, more sprawling plant which always needs staking. Mystic's form is like its other parent, farinacea, except bigger. Mine get about two to two and a half feet high and about eighteen inches wide. Also, the blooms of Mystic are like farinacea's in form. Indigo Spires blooms never seem to end. Mystic's do end, but retain their blue color even as they dry. I deadhead to keep them coming. I have had Mystic Spires for three years now and they are, hands down, my favorite salvia. They bloom early (already blooming here) and don't quit till frost. They never need staking, and bounce back very fast after cutting back. Although I always have a few that overwinter, I take cuttings in the late fall, just in case. They root easily. I overwinter them in my unheated basement under lights. Rarely lose even one.
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