SALVIA 'Royal Bumble'

Commonly known as Sage

Bright red flowers on deep purple stems. Fully hardy

Pot size - 1 to 1.5 Litre - Click to view photo

Delivery Normally 3 - 5 days

Click & Collect Ready in 3 - 5 days

individually £14.00 each , 3+ £12.00 each

Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes

Flowering

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Pests & Diseases
Slugs, snails.
Place of origin
Garden origin. Netherlands
Resistant to honey fungus
These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.

Oval, round-tipped, mid-green leaves 3-4cm (1¼-1½in) long
Red
Bright red
Border
Suits a sunny border
Coastal / windswept
Slightly back from the sea with more shelter
Cottage garden
Patio / pot plants
Sub-tropical / mediterranean
Suitable for small gardens
Town garden
Fully hardy
Height
60cm (24in)
Spread
40cm (16in)
Herbaceous
Bushy subshrub or perennial producing whorls of flowers 2-2.5cm (¾-1in) across with blackish calyces on purple-black stems
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.
Hardy - average winter
Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
Scented foliage
Autumn Seasonal Interest
Summer Seasonal Interest
Medium to light, fertile, well drained soil
Moderately fertile. Humus-rich.
Against a wall
Full sun
Shelter from cold, drying winds.
Bee friendly