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Looking for: Salvia that is somewhat slug resistant
Hi there,
I adore the look of Salvias, and theoretically I have nice conditions for them in bits of my garden - sunny, well drained, not sure I've quite hit moist yet but I keep adding organic matter so hopefully it'll get there. However the two times I've attempted to establish them my slugs have been thrilled by their new dinner. I tried Amistad and Black and Blue.
Such is life (I spent a lot of last year wandering around in the dark slug hunting, but still lost my emerging foxtail lilies, which was the one thing I was really trying to protect, in general I've tried to put in plants they are less fond of, although they'll have a wee nibble of any new shoots)
However I've seen some people comment that their molluscs prefer some of their salvias to others, and that the slugs tend to prefer ones that don't have tougher leaves etc. If it's not too much trouble, I wondered if you could recommend me a variety that works better for you than others (obviously I don't expect them to completely avoid it, but a fighting chance would be nice.)
Thank you.
I adore the look of Salvias, and theoretically I have nice conditions for them in bits of my garden - sunny, well drained, not sure I've quite hit moist yet but I keep adding organic matter so hopefully it'll get there. However the two times I've attempted to establish them my slugs have been thrilled by their new dinner. I tried Amistad and Black and Blue.
Such is life (I spent a lot of last year wandering around in the dark slug hunting, but still lost my emerging foxtail lilies, which was the one thing I was really trying to protect, in general I've tried to put in plants they are less fond of, although they'll have a wee nibble of any new shoots)
However I've seen some people comment that their molluscs prefer some of their salvias to others, and that the slugs tend to prefer ones that don't have tougher leaves etc. If it's not too much trouble, I wondered if you could recommend me a variety that works better for you than others (obviously I don't expect them to completely avoid it, but a fighting chance would be nice.)
Thank you.
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I had 5 Amistad for about 5 years in my garden and they usually come through slug damage ok, but last year I lost all of them to slugs/snails.
S.Patens also seem reasonably immune to them and are easy from seed
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You could try Middletons, they have a good selection and l can recommend them. The pink on the website makes my eyes hurt though !
https://middletonnurseries.co.uk/
I haven't found Amistad has a problem once it is growing away well, for me it's the early spring shoots from below ground which don't seem to have a chance against the slugs. Growing in pots improves things a lot. And they seem to do well in pots, despite getting quite hot and dry.