Salvia Mystic Spires
£12.00
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notes
Closely resembling lavender with its aromatic grey green foliage and spires of intense deep blue flowers, this half hardy perennial is also wonderful for attracting bees and butterflies to the garden. With deadheading it should flower from late spring to the first frost - an easy, low maintenance plant for the border.
Dimensions
- Pot Size: 2L
- Eventual height and Spread: 100cm (3ft 3in) x 50cm (1ft 7in)
Features
notes
Closely resembling lavender with its aromatic grey green foliage and spires of intense deep blue flowers, this half hardy perennial is also wonderful for attracting bees and butterflies to the garden. With deadheading it should flower from late spring to the first frost - an easy, low maintenance plant for the border.
Insights
While it looks incredible planted en masse in the border, the upright, compact nature of Salvia Mystic Spires engenders it to container planting. For optimal flowering it likes 6-8 hours of direct sunlight a day.
Details
Flowers: May – late September (first frost)
Planting
- Well drained, light soil
- South or West facing
- Full sun
- Half hardy
Care
- Deadhead to encourage further flowering
- In early spring, prune back the plant by a third to stimulate new growth and prevent the plant from becoming woody
- Protect from severe winter conditions
Scent
Aromatic foliage
Glossary