GENTIAN SAGE

Salvia patens 'Guanajuato’

Sale price$3.75

With electric blue flowers this stunning hardy perennial will stop a smurf in its tracks. The bright blue, parrot beaked flowers appear on loose racemes above the ovate mid-green foliage. Flowering over 4-5 months through summer and autumn the blooms attract the attention of admirers and pollinators. A low maintenance plant that prefers well drained soils. Grows to 40-50 cm. Dead head to prolong flowering. Cut back in early winter. A native to Mexico. 25 seeds.

Size: 1 pkt
Sowing Instructions

Sow in pots to transplant later. Cover thinly. Keep moist (but not wet) & warm, 20°C+.

Climate

Cold, Temperate, Tropics/SubTropics

Germination Type

Fast germinating seeds

Sowing Method

Transplant

Sowing Periods

  J F M A M J J A S O N D
Cool
Temperate
Sub-Tropical/Tropical