Meadow Sage 'Snow Hill'

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5.5" Perennial
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Regularly: $14.99 ea

Meadow Sage 'Snow Hill'

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$14.99
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Introduce a wave of crisp, cool serenity and pure, untouched elegance to your sunny borders with this spectacular, low-maintenance garden staple. This exceptional meadow sage forms a flawlessly neat, compact, and dense mound of aromatic, rugose, grey-green leaves that remain tight and structured all season long. Rising proudly above this handsome foliage carpet is a breathtaking forest of slender, strictly upright vertical spikes packed solid with small, starry blossoms. The flowers display a pristine, snow-white palette that catches the midday sun beautifully, bringing a luminous, refreshing contrast that instantly brightens surrounding jewel tones and radiates classic cottage-garden charm.
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Plant Details

Mature Size:

12-20" H x 12-18" W

Zone:

4-9

Watering:

Low to Medium

Type:

Herbaceous Perennial

Growth Rate:

Moderate - Fast

Light:

Full Sun

Plant Profile

Common Names:

Snow Hill Meadow Sage, Schneehügel Salvia, White Meadow Sage, Perennial Woodland Sage

Scientific Name:

Salvia nemorosa 'Snow Hill' (also sold as 'Schneehügel')

Type:

Filler / Thriller / Compact Ornamental Perennial

Growth Details:

Mature Size: Height of 30–50 cm (12–20 inches) x Width of 30–45 cm (12–18 inches).

Growth Habit: Compact, upright, and densely mounding.

Form: Neat, sturdy, and vertical bushy mound.

Growth Rate: Fast to medium; rapidly reaches its mature size and blooms heavily in its very first season.

Flowering: Highly prolific with numerous tightly packed, weather-resistant floral spikes.

Flowering Time: Late spring through to early autumn if deadheaded regularly.

Flower Colour: Pristine, clean snow-white.

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Full sun (minimum of 6+ hours of direct daily sunlight).

Soil Preferences: Thrives in average, lean, grittier, or sandy well-drained loams with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH (\(6.5 - 7.5\)).

Soil Tolerance: Excellent tolerance for poor, gravelly, low-nutrient, and dry soils. Forgiving of clay loam if situated on a slope with good drainage, but highly intolerant of waterlogged winter ground.

Watering: Low to moderate once established. Highly drought-resistant due to its robust, deep root network.

Container Role: Plays the role of an exceptional Filler or compact Thriller in modern mixed patio containers and window boxes.

Special Features:

Disease Resistances: Remarkably free of serious pests and diseases, displaying strong natural resistance to powdery mildew.

Native Species: Derived from species native to Europe and West Asia, highly celebrated globally for supreme garden reliability.

Fast Growing: Swiftly pushes up a dense canopy of fresh green leaves early each spring.

Attracts: A premier magnet for honeybees, native solitary bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Uses: Border edging, fresh cut flowers, mass groundcovers, rockeries, and water-wise landscaping.

Resistance: Exceptionally resistant to drought, intense summer heat, poor soil, urban pollution, deer, and rabbits due to the strong aromatic oils in its foliage.
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Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Features high-density, upright white spires with extreme showiness. Deadheading guarantees a continuous supply of fresh white color late into the season.

Fall Colour: Foliage retains its muted grey-green tone through autumn before dying back to the ground after a heavy freeze.

Garden Value:

Ornamental Interest: Delivers high architectural contrast through its crisp white vertical spikes cutting through horizontal landscape lines, set against textured, aromatic foliage.

Landscaping Uses: Perfect for structural border edgings, sunny rock gardens, gravel pathways, mass foundation plantings, cottage garden beds, and xeriscaping.

Garden/Landscape Benefits: Forms a tight, weed-blocking canopy, binds loose soil to control erosion on sunny slopes, and provides reliable, long-lasting summer colour with minimal care.

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Functions as an invaluable nectar lifeline for local pollinators and hummingbirds across an extended summer season.

Human Value: The absolute definitive "plant-it-and-forget-it" perennial for busy homeowners. It offers an incredibly easy, affordable way to introduce crisp white illumination and vertical architecture into sunny borders with practically zero effort.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Early spring or early autumn when natural rainfall is frequent and temperatures are mild.

Spacing: Space 30–40 cm (12–16 inches) apart from center to center to allow the mounded frames room to touch and form a seamless mass.

Location Tips: Choose an open, well-ventilated spot with sharp drainage. Avoid low depressions where rainwater tends to pool during heavy storms.

Companion Plants: Pairs beautifully with purple Salvia varieties, Nepeta (Catmint), Echinacea (Coneflower), Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan), and lower-growing Sedum (Stonecrop).

Care:

Light Requirements: Requires full sun to maintain a tight, compact mound and prevent the vertical flower spikes from stretching or flopping.

Moisture Requirements: Low to moderate; requires sharp drainage. Avoid keeping the root zone continuously soggy.

Maintenance: High-reward rebloomer. Cut the spent flower spikes down to the basal foliage immediately after the first heavy spring flush fades; this forces a rapid, clean round of fresh leaves and continuous waves of new blooms through the summer.

Fertilization: Apply a light top-dressing of organic compost or a balanced, slow-release perennial fertilizer in early spring. Avoid over-fertilizing, which causes soft, weak stems.

Tolerances:

High drought and heat tolerant, Severe cold and frost tolerant, Poor, rocky, and low-nutrient soil tolerant, Urban pollution and road salt tolerant, Deer and rabbit resistant

Tips For Success:

Thinning/Pinching: No intense thinning required, but shearing the entire plant back to the ground after the main spring flowering wave rejuvenates the foliage completely for a flawless late-summer look.

Support/Staking: Completely unnecessary; the short, fibrous stems are specifically bred to remain perfectly rigid and upright without ever flopping.

Mulching: Avoid rich organic wood mulches that hold moisture around the base. Use pea gravel, grit, or a very thin layer of light compost instead.

Winter Protection: No winter protection required. Simply clean away all dead, withered stalks in late autumn or early spring before the fresh new growth pushes through the soil.
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