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

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individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each

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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
Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.

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