Salvia Plants
The contrast between their vibrant flowers and dark, fragrant foliage make salvias the perfect plants to decorate your borders! As you can probably tell from our collection, our growers love salvia and are always looking out for the latest varieties to add to the nursery. These slender perennials flourish in full sunlight, and are a firm favourite of bees and other valuable pollinators. Typically growing up to around 50cm, they’re perfectly sized for the front of a border, underplanting trees or showcasing in pots.
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Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden
Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.
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Salvia FAQs
Where should I plant salvia?
Salvia plants prefer well drained soil and a position in full sunlight (6-8 hours per day in spring and summer) although they will also grow in partial shade.
When is the best time to plant salvia?
The best time to plant salvia is in the spring, after the last frost has passed in your area. This allows the plants the chance to establish themselves before the hot summer months.
How often should I water salvia plants?
Salvia plants prefer slightly dry conditions, so be careful not to overwater them. Water them deeply a couple of times a week rather than often, and increase this in very hot and dry weather.
Do salvia plants need fertilising?
Salvia plants get along just fine without feeding. You can apply a little slow release fertiliser in the spring to promote healthy growth, but avoid overfeeding as this can cause leggy growth rather than flowers.
How do I propagate salvia plants?
Salvia plants can be propagated from seeds, cuttings, or by division. Seeds are simplest - just collect them when the plants have finished flowering or allow them to self seed. Taking softwood cuttings in the spring or semi hardwood cuttings in the summer is probably the most reliable method. Cut about 15-20cm of stem, remove the lower leaves and dip them in rootgrow before potting up. Division can be done after a few years, by digging up the plant clump, splitting it into several smaller sections and replanting them elsewhere.
