Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' – Hardy Perennial (2L Pot)

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' sends up slender spikes of violet purple flowers on near black stems from early summer.

It makes an upright clump 50 to 60cm tall and 30 to 45cm wide, with grey green aromatic leaves at the base and dark stems that hold their colour long after the flowers have gone. That standing structure is why it works so well with grasses and with rounded plants such as hardy geraniums, and bees work the spikes from morning to dusk. The stems also cut well.

Give it full sun and free draining ground. Border salvias stay out all year right across Britain, including exposed and coastal gardens, but winter wet kills far more plants than cold does, so drainage is the thing to get right. It arrives well rooted in a 2 litre pot. Cut it back after the first flush and it will flower again, then cut old growth away in late autumn or early spring.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Balkan clary, woodland sage
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 50 to 60cm tall and 30 to 45cm wide
• Growth Habit: Upright and clump forming
• Perfect For: Sunny borders, cottage and gravel gardens, wildlife planting, cut flowers and containers
• Foliage: Grey green, faintly aromatic, lance shaped leaves
• Flowering Time: June to August, repeating if cut back
• Planting Position: Full sun, including dry and coastal gardens. Grows well in containers
• Soil Type: Well drained and moderately fertile. Tolerates most soils if not waterlogged
• Hardiness: Fully hardy in the UK
• Maintenance: Cut back after the first flush for a second flowering, and cut old growth away in late autumn or early spring
• Seasonal Interest: Summer
• Type: Hardy herbaceous perennial

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