I have loads of salvias, they are a mainstay of my planting, being easy and drought-tolerant. Nothing unusual, so just one photo of a salviafest:
A sneaky “U” that’s really a D - Uraguayan Firecracker (Dicliptera suberecta). Theoretically a little tender but survives my regular winter freezes and clay soil. Planted on a bank which helps with drainage:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
It been a great thread with some nice pictures of various plants.
My entire garden is more a less all herbaceous perennials hence why I have so many , it looks very sad during the winter months though and now it entirely covered in alliums leaves .
Do you cut them back in autumn @Perki or leave it until spring?
I cut quite a lot back in autumn some just don't look well like heleniums but I leave certain ones like Eupatorium - veronicastrums but they don't stay up long the weather usually decks them for me . I've planted the front garden up ( replanted last autumn ) with winter structure interest in mind, whether I'll resist the temptation not to cut anything back till February I am not so sure.
I must admit my borders are never 'put to bed' for the winter, (large garden with much to do in autumn) but it's rare to see the remains of plants looking perfect with frost like in books and magazines. It's too wet here, they just go slimy and collapse. Sedum flower stems stand well, and pennisetum 'Hamelm' looks great in winter, actaeas stay upright..... But the contrast between winter and summer is amazing isn't it? Like a miracle every year.
The grasses help a lot for winter interest in my garden - the Miscanthus stays looking good until spring, and the Sesleria is semi-evergreen. I put in some box balls and Irish Yew for structural interest. Euphorbia x martinii, Hellebores, and Sisyrinchium striatum are winter green. And Harts Tongue Fern is useful, it will live in the shadow of perennials and then has a winter presence when they are cut back.
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I have loads of salvias, they are a mainstay of my planting, being easy and drought-tolerant. Nothing unusual, so just one photo of a salviafest:
A sneaky “U” that’s really a D - Uraguayan Firecracker (Dicliptera suberecta). Theoretically a little tender but survives my regular winter freezes and clay soil. Planted on a bank which helps with drainage:
... perhaps we can do another concurrent with this summer. See how we go on that..
My entire garden is more a less all herbaceous perennials hence why I have so many , it looks very sad during the winter months though and now it entirely covered in alliums leaves .
Sedum flower stems stand well, and pennisetum 'Hamelm' looks great in winter, actaeas stay upright.....
But the contrast between winter and summer is amazing isn't it? Like a miracle every year.
I hope the seeds do well for you, and perhaps you'll post a photo when they're in flower?