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Salvia Cambridge Blue

LornaPLornaP Posts: 80
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I bought this salvia in early summer and it has done really well in a pot. I just read on the GW site that I should "Lift the whole plant in the autumn, cut it back and store the tubers similarly to dahlia tubers until spring. In milder regions plants can be left in situ but may benefit from a covering of horticultural fleece." 
I am in sunny Berkshire, but of course its in a pot so will get more exposed to cold. What do you lovely experts think? I'm nervous about lifting and storing the tubers in my garage as when I did that with dahlias they all died. Would wrapping the pot in bubble wrap help?

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  • AngelicantAngelicant Posts: 130
    edited October 2021
    If you have a greenhouse, shed, garage or porch you could put the pot there for the winter or up against a south facing house wall or under a bench are both good places for overwintering. Prolonged wet, cold weather is what usually does for plants that are not fully hardy. That said I have got Cambridge Blue and it's left in the ground all winter.
  • LornaPLornaP Posts: 80
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  • LornaPLornaP Posts: 80
    Thanks Angelicant. No greenhouse, but the garage gets some light. 
    Should I water it or just let it dry out?
  • AngelicantAngelicant Posts: 130
    Well on the basis that the advice says store it like tubers, it looks like it should be kept dry. Someone else who's done it may be able to confirm. 
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