Hello all

Hi,
I live in Southampton and have been a keen gardner since buying our first house many moons ago. I love to take cuttings from plants and give away my successes. At the moment I am enamoured with Salvias and have several variations of the mostly commonly known Hotlips. They attract the bees and hover flies and I love the scent of the leaves.
My husband and I also have an allotment so as you can gather very busy with the two.

 

Hi John,
I’m not sure of all the names, one is Amistad which is a large purple flowering one, a pale blue, a pale pink and one called strawberries and cream but my favourite is I think called- amethyst lips. It’s like hot lips but purple not red. When I was looking up the names on images online I found a nursery in Kent that specialises in them. I shall have to visit with a few pennies.

 

This is Amethyst lips.

 

Hi @Jane Jennens and welcome to Gardeners Corner
It's nice to know you enjoy giving plants, I also love taking cuttings and hand them on to passers-by who walk past the bottom of my garden,
I've had many things in return as well ... there's nothing better than sharing plants.

 

Welcome, Jane.

 

Just a minor thing but, Hot Lips is a form of Salvia microphylla and Amistad is a hybrid of S guaranitica and S gesnerifolia.

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Jane.

 

Hi there from Cork, the real capital of Ireland as they proudly say here!!

Mainly on here looking for guidance and suggestions with my back garden which requires some serious changes in the near future so any help from more experienced forum users I would welcome

 

Hi there @Lemondrizzle and



I live a couple of miles out of Southampton.

 

Hi there @Will Hay and a warm





to you too.