SALVIA uliginosa

Commonly known as Sage

Clear sky blue flowers

Pot size - 1.5 to 2 Litre - Click to view photo

Delivery Normally 3 - 5 days

Click & Collect Ready in 3 - 5 days

individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each

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Flowering

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Pests & Diseases
Slugs, snails
Place of origin
Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina.
Resistant to honey fungus
These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Deciduous
Lance-shaped, deeply toothed, mid-green leaves to 7cm (2¾in) long getting smaller up the slender stems
Blue
Clear sky blue
Racemes
Short, terminal racemes
Border
Suitable for the back of a sunny border
Coastal / windswept
Slightly back from the sea with more shelter
Cottage garden
Suitable for small gardens
Town garden
Frost hardy (down to -5)
Height
To 2m (6½ft)
Spread
90cm (36in)
Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial. Produces flowers to 2cm (¾in) long(
Pruning group 6
Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs or climbers that need little to no pruning.
Action: Trim back shoots that spoil symmetry and to fit available space.
When: Annually after flowering if on previous year's growth, or in later Winter or Spring if flowering on current year's growth, or as requires.
Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
Autumn Seasonal Interest
Summer Seasonal Interest
Fertile moist well-drained soil
Wet or boggy soil
Requires moisture-retentive, not waterlogged, soil
Full sun
Bee friendly