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Violet Riot
Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Riot'
Violet Riot blooms from May through September.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Violet Riot
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–8. Expect it to reach about 24 in tall and 16 in wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years (not yet checked).
No toxicity note is on file for Violet Riot. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not, and each fact above says which. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Violet Riot
Plant Violet Riot in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 6, the middle of its hardy zones 4 to 8, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from May to September.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 6, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 6 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Violet Riot get?
24 intall5 ft 7 inan adult16 inwideSee Violet Riot in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Violet Riot
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Violet Riot about 16 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Violet Riot to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Violet Riot's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags were checked against 6 published sources on July 29, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- Proven Winnersheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Walters Gardensbreeder / introducerheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Chicago Botanic GardenPlant Finderhardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical Gardenspecies page, Salvia nemorosahardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- NC State Extensionspecies page, Salvia nemorosahardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Plant Delights Nurseryheight, hardiness zones and sun
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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