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Salvia ?
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 8:10 am
by charlie
OK, couple from Keith I want to check the ID of
I think this is hians?
salvia 010 by
charliepridham, on Flickr
and I think this is tuberosa ? Which right up to the point the flowers opened I thought was going to be blue/purple! . Is this one hardy Keith?
salvia 009 by
charliepridham, on Flickr
Re: Salvia ?
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:55 am
by LONGK
The first one is S.forrskhoalii (spelling?) and the second one is S.stolonifera. Both have proven hardy here down to -8°c.
The real S.hians is really elusive - three fails here so far. Part of the problem is that the Chinese Salvia are rather promiscuous.
Re: Salvia ?
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:07 am
by charlie
Ah, Liz said it looked like S.forrskhoalii which we have had in the past! what it didn't like (and why we no longer have it) was being smothered in other bigger plants.
S.stolonifera, is new for me so I will leave it be and see what happens.
I have a couple more of your tiny babies shaping up but not yet flowering
Re: Salvia ?
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:16 pm
by LONGK
charlie wrote:Ah, Liz said it looked like S.forrskhoalii which we have had in the past! what it didn't like (and why we no longer have it) was being smothered in other bigger plants.
S.stolonifera, is new for me so I will leave it be and see what happens.
I have a couple more of your tiny babies shaping up but not yet flowering
S.forrskhoalii can be a bit of a thug in the right spot.
S.stolonifera is a Salvia that appreciates a slightly moister spot with a bit of shade. Over the last couple of years it has proven hardy.
Re: Salvia ?
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:38 am
by Phemie
They are both beautiful plants.