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Are my Salvia Amistad dead?

Steph111Steph111 Posts: 22
in Problem solving
First time growing these and I fear they've fallen victim to December's extreme cold.

Are they a-goner or should I wait to see if any small shoots come from the bottom?


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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I failed to see Amistad through a much less vicious winter than this one


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    We had a very cold and hard winter and thought mine were dead too, but they sprouted from the base a couple of weeks ago. I’m ahead of the UK, climate-wise. You may well have lost them, but give them a couple of weeks just in case? So much depends on location.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • rossdriscoll13rossdriscoll13 Posts: 234
    @Steph111 Salvia Amistad is a half hardy perennial meaning not fully hardy. So you either need to protect it during the winter with a  thick mulch and some fleece, a bit of a faff, or dig it up and put somewhere frost free.

  • Robert WestRobert West Posts: 241
    Yesterday I went to dig up the two I planted last year as I assumed they were dead. As I lifted the first one out I spotted a small shoot coming from right near the base. Plonked it straight back in the hole! 

    Patience might yet pay off. Perhaps give it another few weeks. 
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    I agree with @Robert West mine looked dead last year until early May unlike all other salvias. Fingers crossed for yours. 
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  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    edited April 2023
    I've had S. Amistad in the garden for 9 years. They send new shoots between early April and late April. Watch out for the slugs!
    Ps. No need to keep those old stems, you could cut them off one inch above ground.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    We did protect ours and took cuttings but to no avail.
  • CatDouchCatDouch Posts: 488
    Every spring I think my Salvia Amistads are dead but they seem to start shooting later than my other salvias so I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this year, no signs of life yet 🤞
    South Devon 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I thought my Pink Amistad was dead but it has just produced some small shoots.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I don't agree that S.amistad is a h/h perennial. Most people regard it as borderline hardy.
    No idea if mine have survived, but I have cuttings.
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