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Salvia 'Hot Lips'

Summer-long displays of red and white

Grown by Jack

Hereford

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Salvia 'Hot Lips' Perennial Bedding
Salvia 'Hot Lips' Perennial Bedding

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The highlights

  • Two-toned white and candy-apple red flowers on tall stems
  • Flowers from July right through to October
  • Compact and colourful for the front of a border
  • Fragrant foliage

Description

  • Large, bicoloured candy-apple red and white blooms on tall stems
  • Summer-long displays from July right through to October
  • Plant near a bench or path to enjoy the fragrant foliage
  • Compact, bushy plant provides glorious colour in the front or middle of a border
  • In very hot weather, fully white or red flowers may appear
  • Nectar-rich flowers attract pollinators to your garden 

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Premium Plant in 3L Pot
3L poly-pot. This plant is supplied in a 3L Poly-Pot, which is approx 19 x 13cm
3L Pot

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

90cm

Eventual spread:

60cm
This plant will reach a spread of approx 60cm
60cm
This plant will reach a spread of approx 60cm

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Candy Apple Red, Cotton White
Bicoloured red and white blooms on upright stems
Candy Apple Red, Cotton White
Bicoloured red and white blooms on upright stems

Habit:

Bushy
Flowers grow from bushy foliage on tall upright stems
Bushy
Flowers grow from bushy foliage on tall upright stems

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Will endure even the harshest of British winters.
Fully hardy
Will endure even the harshest of British winters.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally, this variety has no issues with pests or diseases. Aphids can be attracted to Salvia, in which case pick them off and then spray the infested area down with soapy water.MORE

Water lightly

Water to keep the ground consistently moist during the plant's first year as it is establishing itself. This can require watering several times a week during hot and dry periods. Once the plant has established itself it will be far more drought tolerant.

Full Sun

Salvia should be planted where they will receive around 6-8 hours of direct sunlight every day.

Any average, well-drained soil

Salvias do well in any average, well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

Feeding not required

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Hereford

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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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