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Looking for: Salvia that is somewhat slug resistant

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    My Neon doesn’t get eaten. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    I have a white nemorosa type salvia which gets left alone, and hot lips as everyone else has said.

    I'm curious as to where you all order your salvias from.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    There are 14 nurseries and 2 big garden centres all within 5 miles of where I live.
    Sooo much temptation! :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • tlchimeratlchimera Posts: 51
    Oh my gosh, thank you all! I'm going to have great fun browsing these and making a shopping list. 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I love Salvia nemerosa Caradonna too. It also has beautiful blueish purple stems. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Most of mine have been bought in person - various places including garden centres and B&Q. My first ever one came from a stall at a plant fair at Sheffield botanic gardens - it's a strong pink, tough as old boots and was just labelled Salvia greggii but I think it's probably not the species. A few came from stands at shows, and I think I got one or two from Secret Gardening Club online when I was in a phase of ordering plants from them. Blue Merced came from Sarah Raven - it just fell into my online basket when I was looking for other things :o. So far this year I'm resisting temptation to even look. I don't think I need any more.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited April 2022
    @WhereAreMySecateurs, as well as Middletons 
     https://middletonnurseries.co.uk/

    I also buy salvias from Norfolk Herbs
    https://www.norfolkherbs.co.uk/plant-type/salvias/
    They don't have many listed on their website as being available at the moment as they don't really get the stock moving until around the middle of May. You can ask to be notified when any varieties you're interested in are available. 
    Edited to add l have just got on their website to see what's available and bought 2 salvias 😊
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Dorset Perennials and Hardy's plants are good too


    Hardys often have 2 litre pot options



  • Salvia patens seems immune in my slug-infested garden. I would have thought S. uliginosa would be all right, too, because it’s a wet ground plant. (But then, so is Ligularia…)
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    I love Salvia nemerosa Caradonna too. It also has beautiful blueish purple stems. 

    Can I just second that. I've tried several types but always come back to Caradonna. It's a real do-er.
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful

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