£9.00

A lovely salvia with softly hairy leaves and upright, branching flower spikes, carrying reddish-purple stems and flowers throughout summer - the combination of which creates a rich hue that is perfect for 'bruised' colour schemes.

Type

• Perennials

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Fast growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Cottage style garden
• Contemporary style garden
• Containers
• Mediterranean style garden

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance
• Ground cover
• Attractive to bees
• Autumn interest
• Scented foliage

Care instructions

Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade in a sheltered position. Remove faded flowers to encourage repeat blooming, or simply cut back hard after flowering is finished. Cut down to the ground in late autumn.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 100cm

Eventual spread: 60cm

Positions

• Sun

Aspects

• South
• West

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline