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    SALVIA verticillata 'Purple Rain'
    SALVIA verticillata 'Purple Rain'
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    SALVIA verticillata 'Purple Rain'

    Commonly known as Whorled clary

    (syn. S. leucantha 'Purple Rain') - spikes of small purple flowers whorled on reddish stems
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    individually £14.00 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available late spring to early summer 2026 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - insects. To prolong flowering remove flower spikes as they fade
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails on young growth
    • Place of origin
      Europe to western Asia. Garden origin
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      Opposite, ovate or elliptic to oblong, softly glandular-hairy, mid-green leaves to 13cm (5in) long, pinnatifid with a larger terminal lobe
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
    • Racemes
    • Tubular
    • 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
      80cm (32in)
    • Spread
      40cm (16in)
    • Herbaceous
      Erect herbaceous perennial. Produces branched racemes of flowers to 1cm (½in) long in whorls of 20-40 blooms
    • 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 - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile. Humus-rich
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      80cm (32in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        40cm (16in)
      		  
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