How to create a butterfly garden
If we want to preserve our native butterflies, we need to grow the right plants in our gardens to encourage them.
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Salvia patens
Salvia patens is a fantastic, Moroccan-blue. An excellent garden plant and cut flower. A stalwart old favourite with no seed-grown flower equalling it in its intensity of blue. More
| 20 seeds 030027 | £3.50 |
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Salvia patens is a fantastic, Moroccan-blue. An excellent garden plant and cut flower. A stalwart old favourite with no seed-grown flower equalling it in its intensity of blue.
| Genus | Salvia |
| Group/Species | patens |
| Type | Tender Perennial |
| Common Name | Gentian sage, Blue-flowered sage |
| Border Position | Front, Middle |
| Soil Type | Fertile, Neutral |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Site | Full Sun, Shelter |
| Moisture | Well-drained |
| Height | 45cm (18in) |
| Spacing | 30cm (12in) |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Sow under cover February-April and plant after last frosts or in August-September, overwintering in a cold frame. |
| Care Tips | Add a good portion of well-rotted manure during the spring, or when planting out. Grows well in a container pot. |
| Flowering | July - September, 10-12 weeks from spring sowing |
| Vase Life | 7-10 days. Sear stem ends in boiling water for 20 seconds. |
| Harvesting | Flower production: 4-5 months. |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
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Salvia patens reviews
Average based on 2 reviews
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Reviewed 6th August 2019 by Valerie Healthy seed, good germination, lovely plants and flowers.Quite expensive to purchase. |
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Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Gillian Currently enjoying the blooms in the garden. |
