SUPER SALVIAS 2018

In the ground? One of mine survived the winter planted out.

 

Salvia involuctra


Salvia "Raspberry Ripple"

Salvia atrocyanea

 

That's not S.atrocyanea. It looks more like S.guaranitica variety to me.

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Bloom' today............
Salvia 'Black and Bloom' by longk48, on Flickr

One of my faves, Salvia dolichantha.............
Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

 

@longk , my S. Dolichantha has just produced its first buds. Grew it from your seed three years ago.

Watch this space

 

Keep it well watered to avoid deformed flowers.

 

Thanks , I didn't know that.
It's one I've been looking forward to.

 

It is my favourite properly hardy Salvia.

 

I tbink you've mentioned that before .... just once or twice

That's why I've been looking forward to it

 

Three seed grown Salvia in bloom for the first time here;

Salvia guaranitica var.violacea (1).............
Salvia guaranitica var.violacea (1) by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia guaranitica var.violacea (2)..............

Salvia guaranitica var.violacea (2) by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia uliginosa.............
Salvia uliginosa by longk48, on Flickr

 

Salvia roemeriana from last years seeds............
Salvia roemeriana by longk48, on Flickr

 

Two plants I’m sure are salvia’s we’re getting very leggy despite being staked and tied. The purple flowers on the shoots slowly faded so I cut them back. Was this silly? Will they flower again this year? The bushier one in the first pic has lots of new growth.

 

Do you have a close up? There are so many (approx 1000 species plus all the cultivars and hybrids) that it's a job to know what you have.

@NigelJ - This is Salvia atrocyanea (in bloom today).............
Salvia atrocyanea by longk48, on Flickr

Note how the flower sits deep in the bract.

 

@longk
I see what you mean. Better picture of my salvia below

This was from seed from Robin the other year. The leaf looks, feels and smells different to S guarantica Black and Blue. My Black and Blue is still recovering from the Beast from the East that reduced it to a stump. I lost S confertifolia.

 

Three Crazy Dolls grown from Robin's seed this year.

 

As Robin points out some hybridisation is always possible when you grow so many Salvia. To my eyes it does look rather like S.guaranitica 'Santa Maria' though. I kept three of the S.guaranitica var. violacea and all have subtle differences in leaf and bloom.

Ditto here.