WHATS LOOKING GOOD IN NOVEMBER

My salvias! They're in quite a sheltered corner but I'm still surprised by how strongly they're still growing and flowering away. Still attracting the odd bumblebee too.

Left to right: Salvia microphylla (an enormous blackcurrant sage), S. Hot Lips (red and white flowers), S uliginosa (pale blue) and dark purple Amistad at the back.


They seem to be taking over, nevertheless - can anyone can recommend a good dark blue one for me to add to my collection next summer? They are beautiful plants I think and obviously like London life.

 

@Clare G that really is as pretty as can be thank you for sharing your lovely garden piccy

Just a thought -Maybe this might be one for consideration?
I luv the sound of this salvia and can see me adding this beauty to my garden - fortunately, we have the expert advice of our resident Salvia super advisors here on GC who will be able to suggest the best variety for you

Salvia Black and Bloom have large, dark blue flowers from mid-summer to the first frosts.
Salvia Black and Bloom | 5 Large Plug Plants

 

Love your salvias @Clare G. A beautiful splash of colours to have at this time of year! I'm looking out at my back garden just now and everything is green, brown and yellow. Lovely, but a more muted palette than yours!

 

Thanks @Irmemac and @BeeHappy! Yes it is very nice still to have things in flower, though the leaves are coming off the trees now too.

I think that Black and Bloom salvia could be just the ticket - very striking with those black stems, as well as the dark blue flowers. I shall look out for it.

 

@Clare G yes i agree,thats what attracted me to it too - a lovely contrast which adds to the dark inky look

 

Just found the fabby GC SUPER SALVIAS link
SUPER SALVIAS -2017
Could be its mentioned on here by one of our Salva experts @Clare G

 

Clare, salvias here too incl elegans, love n wishes, embers wishes, and many, many more.

However, one of my favourites has just gone over and it is prob the finest blue of them all, viz., guanajuato. It is a tender salvia but a real beauty.

Smaller flowers but very dark blue is S. Blue note. Similar is Violin Music. Both microphylla varieties so reasonably hardy.

 

Oh dear oh dear - so many lovely choices Lucky really that I dont need to make my mind up until the spring!

 

To make your choice even harder Clare, check out cacalifolia. Sky blue flowers all summer Plant with geum Firestorm for a cracking orange/blue scene

 

plans to move some plants later . The removal of a large philadelphus aureus and a nearby (supposedly dwarf but not) pine is appealing to me......their removal will allow me to rejuvenate the areas with lots of exciting perennials.

Back from the beach.....quite a chilly feel, clear skies, rabbits totally ignoring me, couple of foxes, a stoat sprinting past prob in pursuit of one of those rabbits and some intrepid dog walkers to set me up for the day.
A lovely day in prospect .....

More people down here from the Grenfell flats on free holidays......every victim has been offered these breaks..........so I'm pleased they have enjoyed the good weather. Hopefully go some way to help their recuperation and well being

 

Hotlips, Icing Sugar and Mellen have all but finished here too. Amistad had been cut down and will be lifted and overwintered in the greenhouse.

 

@Clare G - Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Bloom' is still going strong here today.............
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Bloom' by longk48, on Flickr

I'll post other thoughts on the Super Salvia thread.

Also looking good today is this Alstroemeria hybrid.............
Alstroemeria x hybrida by longk48, on Flickr

 

@longk @wiseowl luvverly pics and advice for sharing