Perennial Catalogue - S | Lambley Nursery

Salvia

Salvia ‘Amistad’ PBR

Friendship Sage

This wonderful new Salvia was discovered at a plant market in Argentina in 2005. It makes a leafy plant which from spring until winter produces rich royal purple flowers set in black bracts. It will be happy in any sunny or lightly shaded, well drained position.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Salvia greggii ‘Christine Yeo’

This Salvia has a tidy habit and is very free flowering. It features sparkling violet-purple flowers from December to late April. It was discovered in the Devon (UK) garden of former holder of the National Salvia Collection, Christine Yeo.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Salvia greggii ‘Purple Mirage’

Purple Mirage Sage

Another standout during trials this distinctive form of Salvia greggii features the richest deep purple flowers of any of this group that we have encountered. Happy in any sunny spot with only modest watering in the warmer months when once established. 60cm.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Bloom’

Black and Bloom Sage

A greatly improved variety of S. guaranitica. Its dark blue flowers are carried on black stemmed spikes from mid-spring until late in the autumn. Can be grown in light shade but is best in full sun where it will grow up tp 120cm tall with a spread of 90cm.

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Salvia hians

A native of the western Himalayas this Salvia makes a perennial plant about 50cm tall by 50cm across. Its branching flower stem carries large mauve purple flowers with white bee lines on its lip. Happy in any sunny well drained spot which doesn’t parch during dry periods.

1 for $10.00, 3 for $27.00

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Salvia lavandulifolia

Spanish Sage

A plant of dry Spanish, French and north-west African hillsides and is quite closely related to culinary sage. S. lavandulifolia makes an evergreen shrub some 40cm tall by 80cm across with grey-green foliage and 30cm tall stems of large soft mauve-blue flowers.

1 for $10.00, 3 for $27.00

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Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’ PBR

Dwarf Mexican Sage

PGA Nursery have kindly given us some stock of this new variety of Mexican Sage. ‘Santa Barbara’ is such a good plant, neater than other varieties, making a rounded shrubby plant, some 80cm x 90cm.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Salvia leucantha ‘Harry's Red’

Harry’s Red Mexican Sage

Our working title for this variety of Mexican sage. It was growing in my son Harry Glenn’s garden in Camberwell and is distinguished by its bright purple red flowers held in mauve calyces.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Salvia nemorosa ‘Amethyst’

Amethyst Meadow Sage

Raised by the Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, Salvia ‘Amethyst’ makes strong vertical spikes of rich amethyst pink flowers from spring into mid summer when we cut it to the ground to encourage a repeat flowering in Autumn.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Salvia nemorosa ‘Enid’

Enid's Meadow Sage

We raised this variety several years ago and named it for the late Enid Tinney who was a good and generous friend of ours. Salvia ‘Enid’ carries 60cm tall spikes of deep amethyst violet tinted flowers for many months from mid-spring until autumn.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Salvia nemorosa ‘Ostfriesland’

East Friesland Meadow Sage

A stunning German bred plant with dozens of spikes of glowing rich deep violet flowers beginning in late spring. After about 10 weeks of extraordinary beauty the flowers pass their prime and we cut the whole plant to the ground.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Salvia ‘Silas Dyson’

The first Australian release of a new salvia with dark red flowers displayed on long stems above the foliage. We selected this on a plant buying trip to Europe as one of the best of the dark red flowered Salvias available.

1 for $12.50, 3 for $34.50

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Perennial Catalogue - S

Salvia