salvia

Half Hardy annual long flowering period superb for tubs or bedding

Classification

• Common Names: salvia

• Family: Flare

• Variety:

DSC01645.jpg: 2020-11-14 Red salvia in flower

Propagation Notes

• Plant Type: annual

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sow in pots or trays, in propogator or greenhouse. Do not cover seed. Keep out of direct sunlight. Cover with glass or polythene until germination takes place. Plant out 25 cm apart.

salvia.JPG: 2001-08-03 salvia

Epson_0642_1.png: 2020-12-26 Salvia mixed seed packet

DSC01585.JPG: 2001-07-23 salvia

DSC01784.JPG: 2001-09-04 salvia

DSC01785.JPG: 2001-09-04 salvia

Victoria

Half Hardy Annual 60cm use as ‘dot’ plants or in colour drifts summer long flowering need picture in summer

• Common Names: Victoria

• Family: Farinacea

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• Plant Type: annual

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sow in trains in propogator or greenhouse. Do not exclude light. Plant out 30 cm apart.

Salvia sclarea

A biennial or short-lived perennial to 1m tall, with strongly scented, wrinkled, oblong leaves to 20cm long, and long racemes of pale pink flowers with conspicuous mauve-pink bracts, opening in late spring and summer

Image310.png: 2023-03-18 Salvia sclarea example

sow Febr - March germination could take 7-21 days surface sow, cover with vermiculite 15-20c, plant out in autumn

2023-04-18: 3 pods of salvia germinated

2023-03-25: first salvia from sowing germinated

2023-03-18: sow Salvia sclarea var Turkestancica alba from thompson morgan