some of the shrubby salvias seed well. The one called 'Royal Bumble' has left a good crop in the gravel outside the GH. They survive winter there and flower reliably. The original plant in a pot is long gone
It is intriguing ... and I'm wondering whether the 'self cutting' is what has happened with mine ...
and I'm even more confused because having done some googling I find that what I bought as S. greggii 'Trewithen Cerise' is described on the Sarah Raven site as a Salvia microphylla.
I also have Salvia gregii 'Icing Sugar' which is next to the 'Trewithen Cerise' ... they are definitely different ... from the foliage the 'TC' looks like a 'gregii' .... so it must've been mis-sold ... I've always wondered why it's more of a purple than a cerise ... does anyone know of a S. gregii with a purple flower?
Confusing eh?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Dovefromabove, there is a greggii called "Purple Pastel", but the ones the bees love in my garden are called "Nachtvlinder" and "Midnight". Not a lot to choose between them to be honest, and l'm not sure if they are greggii types, but they are a lovely colour.
Thanks for that. Another one for the diary. Should I cut them back and cover with mulch just to see if they survive? Am in the South West so they might make it.
I still cant see how a cutting would root itself, grow to a ft tall and get covered in flowers in just 2 months. Is the Hot lips anywhere near it? They can throw up plain red flowers.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I have potted up a bit of broken branch about 2 ft tall and it rooted and flowered in the same season. It seems a bit unlikely to happen by accident, but could be. I also easily forget how many plants I've put in and where. But that's me. I've currently lost two Rozanne and a dark red begonia. I imagine they'll turn up. I have a tiny garden.
[...] and I'm even more confused because having done some googling I find that what I bought as S. greggii 'Trewithen Cerise' is described on the Sarah Raven site as a Salvia microphylla. [...] Confusing eh?
Just bought a sage labelled Salvia greggii 'Caramba'. Pic below.
Interestingly, the label said it had an evergreen foliage at the beginning of the blurb and a deciduous foliage at the end.
Found this useful information re the differences/similarities between S. greggii and S. microphylla here and there.
@allymountain13, don't cut them back this side of Spring, or mulch them. As soon as the weather starts to warm up and there's no sign of another "Beast from the East", you can tidy them up. They might spend the winter looking a bit tatty, and a lot depends on the winter we get, and the position they're in. As Fire says it's not too late to take cuttings as insurance, and l find they root pretty quickly.
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and I'm even more confused because having done some googling I find that what I bought as S. greggii 'Trewithen Cerise' is described on the Sarah Raven site as a Salvia microphylla.
I also have Salvia gregii 'Icing Sugar' which is next to the 'Trewithen Cerise' ... they are definitely different ... from the foliage the 'TC' looks like a 'gregii' .... so it must've been mis-sold ... I've always wondered why it's more of a purple than a cerise ... does anyone know of a S. gregii with a purple flower?
Confusing eh?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.