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Salvia argentea Artemis 1 packet In the first year plants make unusual dwarf rosettes of soft grey woolly foliage that is impossible to pass without touching, followed in the second year by tall silver spikes with pinkish-white flowers. Adds interest to borders and containers. Height: 90cm (3ft) when in flower. |
Salvia Blaze of Fire 36 plug plants + 6 FREE Brilliant red blooms, make this one of the most famous and striking, summer annual bedding plants; early and long flowering, compact and neat. Salvia Blaze of Fire is ideal for bedding and edging, windowboxes and tubs. Plants prefer a well-drained soil in full sun. |
Salvia Blaze of Fire 72 plug plants + 12 FREE Brilliant red blooms, make this one of the most famous and striking, summer annual bedding plants; early and long flowering, compact and neat. Salvia Blaze of Fire is ideal for bedding and edging, windowboxes and tubs. Plants prefer a well-drained soil in full sun. |
Salvia coccinea Hummingbird Mixed 1 packet A charming and unusual tri-colour blend of intriguing, tubular shaped flowers, on upright stems. Ideal for adding tiers of summer colour to borders or containers, as well as attracting many beneficial insects to your garden. |
Salvia Duo 2 packets - 1 of each SPECIAL OFFER Collection comprises one packet each of: Salvia patens - a classic border plant, ideal for adding a cool blue drift to your planting schemes. The attractive, large blue hooded florets are borne on erect stems above toothed foliage. Salvia patens Cambridge Blue - exquisite large pale blue, hooded flowers on erect stems. Superb in borders, greenhouse or conservatory, and in milder areas tubers can be left outside. |
Salvia farinacea Fairy Queen 1 packet Unique breeding has brought us this very visually appealing Salvia. Bushy, compact plants bear multiple spikes of attractive blue and white bicoloured flowers on distinctive dark stems. Flowers all summer and continues through to October in borders or containers. Height: 35-45cm (14-18in). |
Salvia firinacea Strata 1 packet From uniform and compact plants rise silvery erect stems bearing many silver-green calyx, from which a firework of small clear blue flowers emerge. Height: 35-45cm (14-18in). |
Salvia firinacea Victoria 1 packet Tall, handsome spiky plants which add a touch of elegance to a bed or border. The flower spikes are produced over a long period and are excellent for cutting. A Fleuroselect Bronze Medal Winner. Flowers summer/autumn. Height 18in. |
Salvia horminium Claryssa Mixed 1 packet Dwarf, compact habit and broader, bright mixed colour blooms (bracts). Superb for cutting and dried as an everlasting flower. Easy to grow - direct sow into borders where they are to flower. |
Salvia lyrata Purple Volcano 1 packet Stunning mounds of deep purple foliage from which erupt deep purple stems, bursting with delicate white flowers. Perfect for adding colour contrast to borders and containers. Height: 25-30cm (10-12 inches). |
Salvia officinalis 1 packet Ideal for rich foods plus traditional sage and onion stuffing with duck and goose. A useful gargle for sore throats. And don't forget that it also looks great in the perennial border. Companion Plant: Reputed to ward off carrot fly planted next to carrots. With cabbage said to improve their flavour and digestibility and to repel Cabbage Moth and Cabbage White Butterfly. |
Salvia patens 1 packet A classic border plant, ideal for adding a cool blue drift to your planting schemes. The attractive, large blue hooded florets are borne on erect stems above toothed foliage. First year flowering, blooms throughout the summer into autumn. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in). |
Salvia patens Cambridge Blue 1 packet An outstanding plant, which is a variant to the Mexican species. Exquisite large pale blue, hooded flowers on erect stems. Superb in borders, greenhouse or conservatory, and in milder areas tubers can be left outside. Otherwise simply lift plants in the autumn and store similarly to Dahlia tubers until spring, when you can plant them outside again. Height: 60-75cm (24-30 inches). |
Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica 1 packet Scores of tall stems bearing many pink to white bracts and soft blue and white tiny flowers. Remaining spectacular, even in early autumn. |
Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica alba 1 packet A really choice border plant! Quickly becoming established, the many, strong erect stems are topped with plumes of white and lime-green bracts, which have a maroon underside. A superb plant to give colour balance to the garden. |
Salvia splendens Blaze of Fire 1 packet One of the most famous summer annual bedding plants, long flowering, early flowering, compact and neat. It is a frost tender annual. Ideal for bedding and edging. Other excellent sites are windowboxes and tubs. Flowers summer. Height 30cm (12in). |
Salvia splendens Kaleidoscope Mixed 1 packet A formula blend of some of the most spectacular colours such as rich burgundy, scarlet red, pinky mauve and bicolours. The Kaleidoscope mix is long lasting and features tall flowers spikes above rich foliage for great summer displays. Striking colour range for beds, borders and containers. Height: 23-30cm (9-12in). |
Salvia splendens Lighthouse 1 packet A tall, bushy, vigorous variety with excellent weather resistant and long lasting flowers. Ideal planted as a vibrant annual hedging screen, or as a bright red beacon shining out from borders and containers. Height: 60cm (24in). |
Salvia splendens Red Arrows 1 packet An excellent all-rounder. Red Arrow produces lots of vivid red flowers set-off against deep green foliage and its excellent lateral branching habit makes it very effective in mass displays in beds, borders etc. Recommended also for window boxes, patio tubs, containers etc. Flowers summer. Height 28cm (11 in). |
Salvia splendens Sangria 1 packet A stunning, new, compact Salvia, the rich scarlet florets backed by the most unusual greeny-white sheaths creating an exquisite and totally new contrast. Excellent for beds and borders. Height: 23-30cm (9-12in). |
Salvia splendens Sizzler Red Stripe 1 packet A unique selection from the sizzling Salvia range, this red striped form is particularly striking and an excellent addition to beds and borders. Long flowering and with strong, tall spikes held above the lush foliage. Height: 23-30cm (9-12in). |
Salvia transylvanica 1 packet Effective blue border plant. |
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