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Salvia greggii āPumpkinā
Salvia greggii āPumpkinā has prolific blooms of a lovely and unusual pumpkin colour.
Not harsh like orange, but instead like creamy butternut pumpkin soup.
āPumpkinā makes a woody, rounded little shrub, clothed all year round with aromatic, dainty green leaves.
Plus long blooming, covered on mass with flowers continually from mid-summer through autumn.
Wonderfully hardy and easy to grow.
Salvia greggii āPumpkinā relishes sun.
So plant in full sun, though it will also tolerate a little part-shade as long as it is not too wet.
Resistant to sun, heat, dry, wind, rabbits and deer.
Loves to grow in well-drained soil, sandy or gravel soils, and ideally suited to sea-side planting.
70-80cm High x 70-80cm Wide approx.
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Salvia āMeiganās Magicā
Salvia āMeiganās Magicā is magically long blooming.
With long, elegant flower spires from mid-summer all the way through autumn and well into winter.
Slender white trumpets are clasped in deep violet-black velvety calyces for months.
The delight of native honey-eating birds, bees, pollinating insects, and gardeners alike.
Tall grower, ideal as an attractive background or centre piece for a flower bed.
A great choice for gardens with hot, dry summers and cold winters.
Water-wise.
Well adapted to withstand periods of heat or dry, especially when mulched during summer.
Well adapted to withstand periods of heat or dry, especially when mulched during summer.
A tenacious grower, even in challenging conditions, and can also tolerate some summer humidity.
Plant in full sun, though it is also an excellent choice for a partly shaded position.
Often used under taller native Gum Trees.
90cm.High x 90cm. Wide approx.
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Salvia pratensis āMidnight Modelā
Newly developed Salvia pratensis āMidnight Modelā is the witchās britches in new Salvias.
Hailed as probably the best blue Salvia in the garden.
Hailed as probably the best blue Salvia in the garden.
Big, fat bouncing blooms of deepest violet blue.
āMidnight Modelā blooms so profusely it turns into a ball of blue over spring and early summer.
āMidnight Modelā blooms so profusely it turns into a ball of blue over spring and early summer.
Neat, compact, hardy grower.
Plant in full sun, though it will also tolerate a little part-shade, as long as it is not too wet.
Not a water guzzler and thrives on average garden watering.
Not a water guzzler and thrives on average garden watering.
Resistant to sun, heat, wind, rabbits and deer.
Low maintenance. Just cut back hard after flowering to promote another flush of blooms.
Low maintenance. Just cut back hard after flowering to promote another flush of blooms.
70cm. High x 60cm. Wide approx
Salvia apiana
Salvia apiana has spectacular spires of white blooms and aromatic, ghostly silver-white foliage.
So it is a very distinctive feature in the garden.
So it is a very distinctive feature in the garden.
The common name of Bee Sage is well deserved because they love it.
Bees and gardeners love Salvia apiana because it blooms right through summer & autumn.
Both native honey-eating birds, and bees and other pollinating insects
Both native honey-eating birds, and bees and other pollinating insects
justlove foraging amongst the spires of dainty white trumpet blooms.
Although each individual flower is small, they come in such huge, branching heads,
that they make an impressive flower show.
While the slender, tall silvery upright shape adds elegance to garden design.
And gives a permanent silver ghostly contrast to the garden.
And gives a permanent silver ghostly contrast to the garden.
Salvia apiana has long been treasured as an ancient, sacred herb.
Hence the other common name of Sacred Sage.
Because first nation American peoples
Hence the other common name of Sacred Sage.
Because first nation American peoples
burnt the leaves for ceremonies and making smudge sticks.
Salvia apiana relishes sun.
It is a very water-wise plant and makes an ideal choice for gardeners with limited water.
And it is also hardy in frost, dry & heat and copes in poor soil.
It is a very water-wise plant and makes an ideal choice for gardeners with limited water.
And it is also hardy in frost, dry & heat and copes in poor soil.