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Salvia Leucantha "Purple Velvet Sage" 19cmPot
SKU MAL094
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Salvia Leucantha "Purple Velvet Sage" 19cmPot
Product Details
Weight: 2.00 kg
Product Name
Salvia leucantha – Purple
Common Names
- Mexican Bush Sage
- Mexican Sage
- Velvet Sage
- Purple Mexican Bush Sage
Botanical Name
Salvia leucantha
Product Description
The Purple Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) is a striking, bushy perennial shrub renowned for its long, elegant flower spikes covered in velvety purple blooms. The rich purple flowers contrast beautifully against the plant's soft, grey-green foliage, creating a dramatic display when planted in groups or used as a garden feature.
This vigorous, easy-growing salvia develops into a rounded, well-branched shrub and can produce an impressive abundance of flowers during its flowering season. Its nectar-rich blooms are particularly attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinators, making it an excellent addition to wildlife and pollinator-friendly gardens.
Suitable for indoor and outdoor use when grown in a bright, sunny position. It performs best outdoors in full sun and well-drained soil.
Best Growing Conditions
- Thrives in full sun
- Prefers fertile, well-drained soil
- Water regularly while establishing
- Once established, it is relatively drought tolerant
- Feed with a balanced fertiliser during active growth
- Prune after flowering to maintain a compact, bushy shape
- Allow adequate space for the plant to develop
Additional Benefits
- 💜 Produces spectacular velvety purple flower spikes
- 🌿 Attractive grey-green aromatic foliage
- 🐝 Excellent pollinator plant
- 🦋 Attracts bees and butterflies
- 🌱 Fast-growing and vigorous
- ☀️ Performs well in sunny positions
- 💧 Relatively drought tolerant once established
- 🌸 Excellent for mass planting and borders
- Suitable for indoor and outdoor use
Ideal Uses
- Garden beds
- Borders
- Mass planting
- Cottage gardens
- Pollinator gardens
- Wildlife gardens
- Large containers
- Feature planting
- Commercial landscaping
- Residential gardens
- Informal hedging
Garden Appearance
When established, Salvia leucantha develops into a large, rounded bush covered in tall purple flower spikes, making a particularly impressive mass planting.
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