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Salvia nemorosa Caradonna

The_Lazy_GardenerThe_Lazy_Gardener Posts: 165
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Hi does anyone have this plant? How long does it flower for? 

Thanks

Fred

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Hi Fred - it's normally quite long flowering - most of the summer here, and maybe a bit longer. It will depend on your local climate and the growing conditions though.
    Have you got one that's giving you a problem?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • The_Lazy_GardenerThe_Lazy_Gardener Posts: 165
    edited August 2019
    Hello, thanks  for your reply. No was thinking about get some though. I live just outside London. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's a bit tougher than some of the others, which is the reason I got it. Great for bees etc too  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • 1634 Racine1634 Racine Posts: 568
    I think you might see some contrasting opinions on caradonna.  Mine was all flowered out in a few weeks and there has been a lot of discussion.before about its lack of ability to reflower if cut back.  I do love it for the inky black stems but it’s struggling to hold its place in the garden at the moment.

    note: mine is growing on heavy clay but with tonnes of grit dug into the planting area
  • The_Lazy_GardenerThe_Lazy_Gardener Posts: 165
    Ok, thanks. Not sure whether to get one now. I havent got the biggest garden and if it doesn't flower long enough its taken up and thrown over the hedge.  
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,410
    Mine are like Racine’s ......really good when they flower (late May to late June) but they don’t re-flower for me.  I’m in Surrey.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I don't dead head mine, as i think the dead flowers still look great.
    How can you lie there and think of England
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I never cut them back either @punkdoc. 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Mine flower and look great for several weeks May to beginning of July when they are smothered in bees. If they are dead headed back to a lower bud they will reflower - but not that well - and the stems and leaves quickly become quite tired and scruffy looking. The clumps also have a tendency to splay unless they are supported by other plants.

    This year I cut a couple of clumps right back to the ground after the first flush when the clumps started to become untidy (mid July). In the last 4 weeks they have regrown and are now throwing up lots of new flowering stems. The new growth is more compact than the early summer growth but I suspect the plants will be flowering well into September.

    This is how I will treat all the clumps next year.

    I garden on clay in E Anglia.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Personally,  l find "Mainacht "a better plant, but it's "horse for courses" l suppose. 
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