Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red'
This South American tender perennial is an elegant alternative to the more familiar scarlet salvia, S. splendens, varieties usually seen in bedding schemes. The flower-spikes have all the vivacity of those popular plants, but they are longer and ... [... more]
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Salvia regla
It comes from western Texas and Mexico, where it's loved by hummingbirds, and has reddish flowers through late summer into autumn on woody stems. Good for drought-tolerant or Mediterranean-type gardens, it just requires the occasional, hefty ... [... more]
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Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'
Sage was an old healing plant, sacred to the Romans, and it remains an important culinary herb with a distinctive taste. But it is also a decorative evergreen shrub that deserves a place in flower borders, especially purple sage which has reddy ... [... more]
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Salvia patens 'Cambridge Blue'
In the warmest gardens, this Mexican species is a fine perennial, dying down in autumn and usually protected with a mulch of bark against winter frosts. Elsewhere it has often been grown as a greenhouse pot plant, and makes an impressive shrubby ... [... more]
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Salvia officinalis
Sage was an old healing plant, sacred to the Romans, and it remains an important culinary herb with a distinctive taste. But it is also a decorative evergreen shrub that deserves a place in flower borders, especially the slightly less hardy ... [... more]
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Salvia uliginosa
This salvia is a tall plant for the back of a sunny border, flowering in late summer and autumn. The flowers, almost turquoise blue, appear in short spikes at the top of tall, almost leafless stems and appear to hover among other flowers. Each ... [... more]
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Salvia farinacea 'Victoria'
Find out how to grow Salvia farinacea 'Victoria' Common Name: Mealy sage Species: farinacea Cultivar: 'Victoria' Time to plant: May to June [... more]
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Salvia argentea
This salvia species is an eye-catching plant, with 10cm (4in) long fluffy silver leaves forming a large rosette all summer. A group of plants makes stunning ground cover for the front of a sunny border, raised bed or gravel garden, and provides a ... [... more]
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Salvia patens
Salvia patens is a tender, tuberous rooted tender perennial from Mexico. It has the most alluring, deep blue flowers. Each flower appears to be split in two, like a gaping mouth. The flowers are so delicate and eye-catching, they will be the ... [... more]
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Hardy perennials
Description of salvia, including variety types and growing tips Salvias offer a fantastic range of plants, from sages in the herb garden with attractively coloured leaves to the most intense, rich, beautifully coloured summer flowers on border ... [... more]
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