Collection: Salvia Plants

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.