To Stake or not to stake (list of plants that require stakes or not )

noun

1. 1.
   a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc.

Hi All,

I thought may be a useful thread to refer too..

I stake Delphinium's but do I need to stake tall Salvias ?

As in the past I have bought plants not knowing !! and then getting caught out too late ...

Spruce

 

Sometimes tall plants growing near each other will hold each other up, or in between shrubs they'll have them for support. I do minimal staking.
I don't know about Salvias, I don't grow them, but I thought they were shrubby.

 

Salvias, I think it probably depends on the variety. I would suggest staking/supporting if it’s of the taller kind.

 

There will always be the plants that require a few twiggy sticks, which IMO look a lot better than actual stakes, stakes are for standard shrubs and formal plants I think.