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Salvia tubiflora | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Salvia tubiflora

Salvia tubiflora

★ RHS AGMFragrant

Genus: Salvia
Family: Lamiaceae

About this plant

A bushy, spreading, evergreen perennial to about 45cm with aromatic, textured leaves, and tubular, red-orange flowers with purple-flushed calyces in spikes on thin, upright stems from mid-summer to mid-autumn. The whole plant, including the flowers, is softly hairy

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in light, moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from cold, drying winds. In frost-free areas in winter, protect from excessive wet, while in frost-prone areas protect plants with fleece, move plants under cover, or take cuttings to provide next year's plants

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverLow MaintenancePatio Container

Planting Places

WoodlandOutdoorGravel GardenWall TrainedConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

BushyClump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years