are salvias under tropicals?

Not sure if im in the right place but i always thought of salvias as being a bit tender and exotic looking lepechinia also fall in to the bracket of being a bit tender. i was thinking of buying one i live in surrey near wisley but i have no green house i would say 50% of things i try that are a bit tender do not survive and mostly they are salvias some do some dont i now have them in terracotta pots (this seems to be the most successful) in the garage and start to water in spring. So my question is should i buy a lepechinia now and chance it?

 

hello there, salvia can withstand very well the cold.

 

It depends which Salvia it is. There are hardy ones and tender ones. Perhaps you could let us know the names.

@longk is the resident Salvia expert/king of Gardeners Corner

 

I've just googled this and it appears to be a kind of Mint

 

As @Anthony Rogers says it very much depends on the species. Drainage is also really important.

Yup!

Total waste of time in my opinion. Lepechnia re best grown from seed sown in early spring and treated as an annual. Which Lepechnia species are you considering and where in the country are you?

That's kind but Nibor is way ahead of me!

 

It is a member of the mint family as are Salvia. The threads title is a little confusing but we get there in the end.