Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst'

Balkan clary

Eventual height & spread

Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst'

Balkan clary

  • 9cm pot
  • £6.99
  • In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
  • 3 × 9cm pots
  • £16.00 £20.97
  • In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
  • 2 litre pot
  • £15.99
  • available to order from late spring
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  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: July to September
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Providing colour for several months from midsummer, the slender upright spires of this sage are clothed in purple-pink buds, which open from the base upwards to lilac-purple, hooded flowers. Plant it towards the front of a sunny, well-drained border, or create drifts through a prairie-style garden where the bees and butterflies will flock to the flowers.

  • Garden care: To prolong flowering remove the flower spikes as soon as they start to fade. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant in spring.