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Salvia Amistad
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Morning all, I have 3 of the above plants which put on a superb display last summer. They have been overwintering in the garage and had the odd shoot growing when I replanted them in the garden a few weeks ago in a sunny spot. Now there is no sign of life at all, the new shoots have gone. Have I been a bit hasty in replanting them or are they just slow to settle and start growing again. I would hate to loose them. I did take some cuttings last year but they are still quite small.
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Maybe too early to tell, but they also may have been frosted, they are not fully hardy.
I would leave them for a few weeks.
The cuttings will grow on quickly and give you flowers this year.
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I'm waiting for my gorgeous Salvia 'Wendy's Wishes' to appear ...... I gave it a good mulching last autumn and crossed my fingers .................
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
i hope they survive, it was a new plant discovery for me last year and had a massive impact on the garden and I even had a couple of passers by knocking on the door asking what they were!?.
Fingers crossed for Wendy's Wishes Dove, another beauty that I have my eye on.
I have several Armistad's around the garden which I leave over winter for the past 4-5 yrs.
I notice the little shoots appear in the spring then disappear (exactly what's happening now). For me it's sulgs/snails that are eating the new growth. By May the salvias seem to outdo the critters and away they go usually getting to about 7ft.
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That's reassuring pete8!?
I'm very tempted by S. Love & Wishes in the Sarah Raven catalogue ................
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No signs of my Black and Blue yet either, I live in hopes. It survived last winter but this one was colder. Only got two cuttings off of it.
Just read all of these posts. Mine have not appeared yet and I fear the worst...perhaps I should just be patient and wait. I love them - they reached 5 foot last year and I love them to bits. When I poked around the root bit, they seemed very sturdy and showed no sign of falling apart like other dead plants.
I noticed that one too Dove, she has another beauty, Salvia x Jamensis 'Nachtvlinder but she has none in stock at the moment. It's only a shortie but looks so elegant and delicate.