anise-scented sage [Black and Bloom]

Best grown in full sun, in well-drained soil with shelter from cold winds. Maintain low humidity for plants overwintered indoors in a greenhouse. Under glass grow in well-drained loamless or loam-based potting compost (JI No.2) in full light with shade from hot sun

Remove faded flowers to encourage further flowering

Propagate by division of established clumps. Take softwood and semi-ripe stem-tip cuttings from new non-flowering growth. Take basal stem cuttings from new shoots that are about 8cm (3in) tall

Young growth may be susceptible to slugs and snails and capsid bug and leafhoppers may be troublesome. Under glass may be suceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly

May be susceptible to fungal diseases including foot and root rots