The Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage, otherwise known as the Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 or Saxifrage ‘Highlander Red Shades’, Saxifraga x arendsii ‘Highlander Red Shades’, is a rather well known perennial plant by gardening enthusiasts around the world.
Best known for its low maintenance and fast growth, this perennial will likely liven up your house (or garden) with its green colored leaves. But, only if you learn how to take proper care of it for it to thrive.
Fortunately, taking care of your Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage is not too difficult – as long as you follow our guidelines in this Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage Care Guide. Now let’s get started.
The basic care guidelines you need to remember for your Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage are the following:
- Water: The Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage requires moderate watering once it is established.
- Light: Keep your Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 in an environment where it can receive full sun on a daily basis.
- Soil: Make sure to keep the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage in soil with well-draining properties, so ideally, one that is made of sand, chalk, and loam.
And that’s practically it! If you keep these three factors in check, your Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage will likely have all it needs for it to survive and even thrive.
Scientific / Botanical Aspects
In botanical terms, the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage belongs to the Saxifragaceae family, the genus Saxifraga and the species Stolonifera, hence its scientific (or botanical) name Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 (SAL-vee-uh).
As with other Saxifraga’s, the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage is a herbaceous plant, which means it will die back to the ground every year.
Growing Region
The Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage is a plant native to the S Korea, Central & S. China and Central & South Japan and Taiwan.
Knowing your plant’s native region is very useful, as it can give you tips on which environment is best for your Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage. If you keep it in mind, you can try to replicate these conditions at home, and you’ll likely end with a healthier plant.
With this in mind, the Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 will be most used to the heat zones in the 1 – 8 region, as the plant hardiness level falls between 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a.
Growth and Size
Growth
In terms of size and growth, the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage is a relatively fast grower, which makes things tricky for any plant enthusiast.
Size
But, how big does the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage actually get? What should you expect in terms of size? Let’s dive right in…
The Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 can grow up to 4″ – 8″ (10cm – 20cm) in 4″ – 8″ (10cm – 20cm) and 10″ – 1′ (25cm – 30cm) in 10″ – 1′ (25cm – 30cm).
These dimensions make the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage a relatively small perennial compared to others, so it’s best to keep this fact in mind since it will affect where you want to keep yours at home.
Also, expect it to grow in a wonderful mounding shape, which is something worthwhile to remember when making your garden landscape plans.
This is why experts recommend keeping an area of approximately 9″ – 12″ (22cm – 30cm) free so the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage can spread to its best extent.
Water
In terms of watering, the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage is a fairly complicated plant to take care of.
This is mostly because it has a not so straightforward watering schedule and somewhat irregular watering needs.
Specifically, most experts agree that the Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 requires moderate watering once it is established.
Which is why it is considered a plant with relatively average needs in terms of water.
Watering
As a rule of thumb, you should remember to keep your Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage in soil with well-draining characteristics, as these will guarantee the right conditions for your plant to grow and thrive.
When you consider this, this is why you should aim to choose soil that has good drainage, and occasionally wet properties to keep the right moisture levels at all times.
In our experience, the famous ‘thumb’ or ‘finger’ test is what works best for the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage since with it, you will be able to give it the right amount of water, every time – regardless of the environment or placement where you do decide to keep it.
Soil Mix
As mentioned earlier, the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage prefers to have soil with good drainage, and occasionally wet properties at all times, reason why you need to make the soil mix out of sand, chalk, and loam.
In addition to this, expert gardeners recommend having preferably neutral to alkaline soil.
Light and Exposure
In terms of light & exposure, the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage requires full sun in order for it to thrive under the right conditions.
Most experts agree that this perennial will do well as long as you keep it in partial to full sun, and it will be able to grow properly.
Specifically, we recommend that you place your Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 in from full or deep shade (no direct sunlight or at most 2 hours per day), to little to partial shade (only 2-6 hours of direct sunlight a day).
Season
Being a herbaceous plant, the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage will die back to the ground every year.
But, you can expect it to have its ‘prime-time’ during the spring (early, mid, late).
Flowers
You can expect your Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage to flower around the spring months from April to June (spring).
In particular, this perennial is well known for its long bloom season, flowers for cutting and showy flowers around the plant enthusiast community.
The Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage produces some beautiful violet-blue, or white flowers around this time of year.
Foliage
The leaves from the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage have a beautiful green color during most of the year.
You can expect the leaves from your Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 to be around (3-6 inches) in size.
Garden
Does your Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage have any garden recommendations? Does it serve any gardening purposes? Here’s how you can get the most out of your new plant.
Most Salvia X Nemorosa ‘Balyricsil’ Plant Patent #23,310 owners agree that this perennial will look great in most cottage and rustic gardens of all types.
Other owners consider that they complement well most gardens of gravel and rock garden, city and courtyard, coastal garden, and in informal and cottage styles.
In particular, the Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage’s best location within your garden is in ground covers, beds and borders, edging, and in patio and containers, others use it for landscaping in a container, rock garden, border, cutting garden, or a wildlife garden.
Conclusion
And we’ve come to an end. Fortunately, that’s everything you need to know about your Lyrical™ Silvertone Meadow Sage to keep it safe and sound in your garden or home. Enjoy planting!
