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. Easy to grow. 60-90cm
Salvia aurita is a perennial herbaceous shrub native to the Cape provinces of South Africa. Forms a small shrub 1.2 m if you are lucky 80cm with me. Numerous blue/white/ lilac flowers. Sun but likes a soil that does not dry out. In the wild it grows along the banks of streams.
75cm-1.5m From southeastern USA. This salvia is not as well-known for the perennial border as it should be. Plants form a low mound of green leaves, sending up tall lax stems in late summer that are topped with spikes of bright azure-blue flowers.
Canary Island Sage. 150 x 150 if well grown. Hardy to -10. Full sun, resistant to drought. Needs excellent drainage. This perennial salvia has leathery foliage with downy indimentum. The stems are covered with down which gives the salvia a silvery appearance. The flowers are...
syn. oresbia. A Mexican salvia discovered around 1990. Said to grow to 1.5 m high but I have never had it get beyond 80cm and as wide. Likes full sun or partial shade. Hardy but is cut back by frosts resprouting in spring.Starts to flower January. It is a little brittle, so...
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.
A hardy Chinese salvia. Yellow flowers with a maroon lower lip. Grows to approx 60cm with flower stem as high above the foliage. Sun. Prefers soil that does not dry out. PB2 This salvia is frequently referred to as S. bulleyana which is wrong, bulleyana is a purple colour.
Makes a thicket of slender stems to 1.2-1.5m Brilliant red velvety flowers whose colour in intensifies as the summer progress's reaching its peak in the autumn until the frost. Do not prune back until growth resumes in the spring.
'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.
One per customer only. Our first offering of this strong growing hybrid between Silas Dyson and Hoya Grande. 60x60cm. As can be seen in the photo the foliage is large and fresh in appearance. The flower colour is red/purple (RHS Colour Chart 67A) The lower petal being 2cm...
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 as Boutin but the resulting seedling does not correspond with what is called by that name overseas. We actually think it is nicer(?) We are...
S. involucrata Hadspen has deep pink-red flowers which are slightly larger than Bethellii. 1.5m Full sun.
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...
A seedling ex Kew Red from the UK. Kew Red is syn with S. microphylla neurepia. This seedling appear to have crossed again giving a plant that grows to approx 60c. high and a spread of 80cm. A distinctive white flare is on the bottom lip. Hardy
A lower growing form of sage which makes it excellent for front of border display. Fragrant foliage and edible flowers make it good for culinary use. Full sun.
Full sun. Makes a low shrub to 50cm with attractive variegated yellow-green foliage. A fantastic combination when grown with any yellow rose. Foliage can be used for flavouring. Ocasionally has flowers but I remove these and keep the foliage as the plants highlight.
Dark purple leaves and beautiful blue flowers. This is traditionally a culinary and cosmetic variety of sage. In our garden this has proved one of the best-loved plants for massing. This is also an ideal plant if you have a 'hole' in your plantings and can't think what to put...
One of the Chinese salvias. Very hardy. Growing to approx 60cm with handsome foliage. The branching stems bear purple to reddish-purple tubular flowers 3-5cm long summer flowering. Dies back in winter
From South Africa. Hardy. 60cm high with a creeping root-stock which is the reason for it'd botanical name of repens. The leaf margins are lacerate (appear torn) The flowers pale lilac with a white bottom lip. Makes a 'gentle' ground-cover in a hot sunny position.
(syn Rosmarinis officinalis Collingwood Ingram)This variety has very narrow deep green foliage that contrasts with the deep blue flowers the deepest blue I know for rosemary It makes a bushy upright plant when pruned regularly. In frosty areas best sited somewhere the...
An erect perennial or biennial with hairy mid-green leaves. This is suppose to be the variety 'Vatican Pink'. The spikes of large white flowers with pink bracts from spring to summer. Hardy. Tolerant of any reasonable soil in full sun. Height 1m x 45cm.
This is a beautiful salvia from Somalia in East Africa. It had highly aromatic foliage that grows into a large bush up to 2m but most gardeners would keep it trimmed to 1m. It can be slow to flower (as I have found) but when it does the lime green foliage setd off the pale...
Bog Sage. A moisture loving perennial but perfectly happy in any soil as long as it does not dry out. Produces masses of clear sky-blue flowers from late summer to mid autumn. Great in the back of the border planted with autumn flowering helenium, rudbeckia etc. Grows toalmost...
Spikes of purple calyces produce a very long succession of light bright blue catmint-like flowers sticking out all up and down the spikes. Attractive heart shaped leaves that are deeply textured, makes a nice mound to set off the flowers. Very much like 'Purple Rain', just...
