Salvia

New this season, developed by us and named after local NZ places.  60 x 60. Hardy. Dark green foliage on an erect growing small shrub. Flowers continually late spring until the frosts.  Hardy.

This is something different that hybridized in our own garden. Thought to be a cross between Salvia 'Sari Czelek') and poss. S. nubiola Growing with flower stems to 1m. The flowers are actually a maroon over a soft lemon giving the appearance of being brown. PB2

A truly beautiful species from South America. Large leaves on this grand stately Salvia provide a very tropical effect. Lovely blue flowers with showy lime green calyxes appear above the leaves throughout the growing season are reason enough to grow the plant all on their...

S.darcyii x S. microphylla. Deep coral-red flowers that are larger than microphylla on 60cm stems. The foliage does not have the 'stickness' of its S. darcyii parentage. Hardy with us having now brought it through several cold winters. Easy to grow. 60-90cm

A form of Salvia pratensis found growing on the roadside near Verona in Italy. Rich purple-blue flowers on 1m stems. Originally grown from seed  but in our garden Verona fails to set seed so I have to propagate by cutting hence few each year. 

1.5m Full sun. It must be almost 20years or more since we offered this lovely salvia. Although it is tender in our damp climate especially in the spring  it is root hardy to overwinter in the garden. Last year my lone remaining plant produced enough propagation material to...

A sturdy robust salvia from South America. Grows 1.5-2m  Late flowering. Striking blue flowers in autumn. Attractive foliage. Frost will frequently nip the flowers in cooler climes as with  us here, but every few years we get a great floweringif the frost are late. Even...

A beautiful handsome herbaceous salvia from China. Grows 60 x 60cm in semi shade to full sun with a cool soil over summer and well drained over winter. The handsome foliage has a dark maroon mid-rib and edging. The strong hairy stems develope soft yellow flowers in whorls of...

Pineapple sage, Honey Melon Sage.   Autumn flowering with long narrow crimson flowers. The foliage is aromatic and slightly sticky. Tall elegant plant to 2m. Needs winter protection in frost areas. NO further sales until plants recover from frost damage in spring.

This is a new introduction from seed last year. Appears to come true from seed. The parent plant was the beautiful S. 'Silkes Dream' but its pollinator shows to be in the microphylla section of salvias. Penny's Smile' is reputed to grow to just over a metre tall in height and...

A hardy chinese salvia. Yellow flowers with a maroon lower lip. Grows to approx 60cm with flower stem as high above the foliage. Sun. Perfers soil that does not dry out. PB2   This salvia is frequently referred to as S. bulleyana which is wrong, bulleyana is  a purple colour....

100-150cm. Aromatic foliage and masses of large red tubular velvety flowers over a long season, reaching it's peak and full glory in the late autumn. It is interesting to note that this species is only called Red Dragon in NZ  

'Jupiter's Distaff'. Erect stems to1.5m with bright green hairy foliage that is well worth a site in the garden even without its flowers. The flowers are pale-yellow with maroon speckles. Great in shade or full sun. PB2 SOLD OUT

1-2m. The flowers of Black and Blue are larger and a deeper colour than the species S. guaranitica. It also has almost black calyces. This var. comes to flower later than the var. Blue Enigma. Flowers late summer until the frosts. SOLD OUT

A sport from Salvia g.'Black and Blue' with variegated leaves of pale and dark green and the usual blue flowers. This is a most beautiful salvia for the garden. PB2

A natural hybrid  from Salvia hians recieved many years ago from Alaska which has white flowers and a purple lip. (Salvia hians has purple flowers with a white lip) The plants available are seedlings from this and can produce variation. Few seed is produced.  The foliage is...

A hybrid of S. farinacea x S. longispicata. Up to 1.5m tall. Fantastic garden plant.  Flowers all summer long from December until the autumn.

Rose Leaf Sage. Late summer flowering. Upright to 1.5m. Long clusters of rosy-pink flowers. The leaves are smooth and tinged red, as are the stems. Very attractive. This is always the first of the involucratas we have to come to flower.  PB2

1-2m. Large and rounded, dusky magenta buds cluster at stem tips and open into brilliant pink, fuzzy tubular flowers toned down by deep purple calyxes. Handsome, dark green nearly heart-shaped leaves are arranged in pairs and complement red petioles on strong straight stalks....

Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam' has crimson pink flowers and leaves that are ovate with purplish backs and deep green tops. The plant is tolerant of moderate frosts, grows well in full sun to a partly shaded position and responds well to summer watering. This is a much...

1-1.25m soft pink flowers from late summer until the frosts.This plant was received from mike Worth in California about 30 years ago but the resulting seedling does not correspond with what is called by that name overseas. We actually think it is nicer(?) SOLD OUT more around...

This is a medium growing shrub reaching up to 1- 1.5 meter high by a similar width. It has velvety lime green, heart shaped leaves that may be up to 10 cm long. The late flowers are held on top of a floral spike. Flowering from early autumn until frost. This salvia is well...

 Mexican Bush Sage.      Salvia leucantha has white tubular flowers that extend from fuzzy violet calyces. A tender plant in cold area but survives well in a large urn with protection. A great cut flower. Due to demand SOLD OUT until new year 2018

Santa Barbara? is a compact grower. Slightly tender for us but we have had it growing here for the last twenty odd years! Plant Salvia l. 'Santa Barbara' in full sun and well drained soils. As with other perennial Salvias, it tends to grow best where the soil is...

Late flowering. Grey-green foliage. Upright flowering racemes are long 35-50cm with whorls of up to 12 dark blue flowers. This variety we find hardy even though cut to the ground with frost, unlike the other S. mexicana which are too tender for us. PB2 SOLD OUT more by...