SUPER SALVIA'S - 2015

I have three neon pink salvias from last year (cerro potosi, Marschino and Raspberry Royale). The new ones I ordered are Wendy's Wish and Amistad, which look stunning on arrival with some buds just opening, and Nachtvlinder. I really wanted some dark purples to offset all the pinks I have in other flowers and these two salvias really stood out to me. I'm excited because the plants look perfect (from Ashcroft nursery) and I just hope now that I can keep them that way.

I'm probably going to grow all three of these in pots - I'm just researching the right size of pot and correct growing media.

 

Mine is less neon pink and more of a deep scarlet.

A real gem! Long flowering and very fast growing.

Free draining soil and a large heavy pot for each as they will grow tall and will blow over in the slightest breeze if the pot is too insubstantial.

 

Thanks longk. Do you think a john innes no.2 in 10-12" terracotta pots will be ok for the first year?


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I just use mpc with added grit or sand to be honest. I would probably go for a more chunky broad bottomed glazed pot but my garden is quite exposed. Size wise that is about right.

 

Great, thank you. That's really helpful. I'm going to pop out and get the right pots and thugs today to set them up for summer


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I took a cutting from a friends Pink Blush last year and it is in bloom.............

 

Do you keep them in pots or plant them out eventually?

 

Which species are you asking about?

 

The white form of Salvia microphylla is the first hardy one in my beds to bloom this year..............

 

I was asking about the ones JackJJW had bought

 

Amistad and Wendys Wish are only really hardy in a mild winter for me so I plant them out in May and lift late October/early November, drop in a pot and shove them in the shed. Nachtvlinder I have no experience of.

 

Oh sorry, I thought you were talking in general

These three I have kept in pots - purely for the look as I wanted some feature plants to move around. The Amistad in particular looks stunning in a dark terracotta pot. It grows so perfectly, I think it might looks a little too regimented in my mixed border where plants intermingle.

That said, I will now be following longk's advice above as I wasn't sure about hardiness. Where I am in London, it rarely goes below 0c, so I was thinking of leaving out. But might pop them in the shed now.

I'd heard Nachtvlinder is the least hardy of the lot, but the labels say Wendy's Wish is. While Amistad can go to -8C. I'll see how it goes. I might even leave them out to experiment. Although the Amistad really is stunning, so might protect that one.

 

Thanks, think I will bring mine in too

 

Do you have the same ones?


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@JackJJW - you could take cuttings as back ups. If zero is about as low as you go you should be ok I would have thought.