Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’ is a tough drought tolerant evergreen shrub flowering from midsummer until winter and a great favourite of our resident New Holland Honeyeaters. The long arching sprays of violet and white flowers are very telling and there is good separation between flowers and foliage. The 160cm tall by 100cm wide bush grows near and under olive trees in our dry garden. Although it is evergreen we cut it to the ground in winter to allow under-planted bulbs to grow and flower. In cold areas plant this after the risk of frost is over but hardy to minmus five once established.
