Q.Ornamental salvia flower die back
The flower spikes of my perennial salvia (variety?) grow to maturity but then suddenly start to wilt and die. The rest of the plant remains healthy. One spike fails at a time.
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I'm going to give you three links. The first is all about ornamental salvia and how to grow it. The second explains why flowers wilt and fall off. The third is a link to several articles about different varieties of salvia/purple sage. The answer to your problem is going to be in one of these articles and, maybe, you'll also be able to figure out what variety you have:.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/salvia/purple-sage-planting.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/why-healthy-blooms-fall.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/category/ornamental/flowers/salvia
