types of salvias
Discovering the wide variety of salvias is a garden adventure in itself. With their vivid blooms, aromatic foliage, and impressive resilience, salvias have become favourites among New Zealand gardeners. As you explore the different types of salvias, you’ll find that some are ideal for attracting pollinators, others perfect for bold displays of colour, and many are remarkably easy to care for. Let’s dive into the world of salvias, from the classic to the contemporary, and help you select the right varieties for your garden sanctuary.
Salvia Amistad
Salvia Amistad is one of the purple Salvias grown for its rich display of flowers from summer through autumn. It produces long and slender, flower spikes that host masses of showy, purple-blue flowers. The flowers sit neatly above the mid-green foliage as it grows to 1 m tall and the same wide. Salvia Amistad is ideal for herb gardens, mixed plantings, cottage gardens, borders, or container growing. A mass planting really suits this plant and gives a very rewarding display.
From $26.93
Salvia 'So Cool Pale Blue'
Salvia 'So Cool Pale Blue' is a compact free flowering perennial admired for its soft pale blue blooms that appear continuously from spring through autumn in New Zealand gardens. It brings gentle colour movement and pollinator appeal to borders and cottage plantings while remaining neat and easy to grow. This variety performs strongly in full sun and reliably returns each season. Gardeners seeking a soft toned long flowering salvia will find Salvia 'So Cool Pale Blue' an excellent choice.
From $22.88
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