SUPER SALVIAS -2017

The boggo standard Salvia microphylla...............
Salvia microphylla by longk48, on Flickr

 

Salvia patens is in bloom before Black and Blue which has never happened before...........
Salvia patens by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia microphylla "Royal Bumble" has been completely mugged by "Nachtvlinder"............
Salvia microphylla "Royal Bumble" by longk48, on Flickr

 

Salvia "Amistad"...........
Salvia "Amistad" by longk48, on Flickr

What is now tentatively id'd as Is this Salvia coerulea................
Is this Salvia coerulea? by longk48, on Flickr

 

Salvia guarantica "Black and Blue"

Close up

Not sure which one this is

 

Judging by the shape of the flowers I'm leaning towards Black Knight as the lower lip is less pronounced and more like that of S.splendens. Of course, I could be wrong. @nibor would have a better idea.

First bloom on the latest batch of seed grown S.dolichantha..........
Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Probably the best colour so far on all the S.dolichantha that I've grown so far. I keep growing these from seed as I like the variability and not because they're not hardy. Without a doubt S.dolichantha is my favourite hardy Salvia.

 

Another one that can be a bit of a thug!

 

Most of the microphylla type are invasive. The more tender ones too down here...the roots will spread. Blue Note, for example, is one I control by replacing every two years. Only the tuberous varieties are well behaved.....but, beautiful and worth it.

 

Here's the latest of my last batch of seed grown Salvia dolichantha to bloom.............
Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Another good colour but a little less hairy than the first one this one is also a keeper.

 

My pink salvia

 

My collection.......

African Sky
Amistad
Bluenote
Cambridge Blue
Ceri Potosi
Hotlips
Icing Sugar
Lemon Pie
Lipstick
Nachtvlinder
Neon
Nuchi
Oxford Blue
Peach Cobbler
Peter Vidgeon
Phyllis Fancy
Senorita Leah
S. Dolichantha

Forgot one......
S. Lyrata " Purple Volcano "

 

Mines bigger than yours

Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica went a bit wonky when it dried out but it's recovering now..........
Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica by longk48, on Flickr

 

I have guanajuato, patens...light and dark, uliginosa, amistad, cacalifolia, waverley, embers wish, love and wishes, blue note, violin music, guaranitica, a few of the standard hardies including snow mound, bethelli, bulleyana blue lips.....a couple more incl the popular hot lips (not a favourite of mine but I still have one or two in pots)
To be fair a neighbour has made a central lawn feature of 20 or so hot lips that looks pretty good but still not enough to make me plant one in my garden......
Guanajuato is a fabulous plant....now in flower so I will post a picture

 

Hahaha.... Yours is probably the biggest around

Love that red piccotee Clary.