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SALVIA splendens - Red Rocket Hot Jazz
Stock: Out Of Stock
SKU Code: F 529.
Family: Lamiaceae
Sub-family: Nepetoideae
Characteristics: Perennial usually grown as an annual 30 cm
Seed per packet: Approx. 100
Seed per Packet: Approx. 300
This ever-popular Salvia cultivar produces lance-shaped foliage with long-lasting rich scarlet flower spikes that bloom throughout summer with an invigorating fragrance.
Salvias are very hardy and require little attention once established, can be pruned just above ground level at the end of the flowering season for another display the following summer.
Ideal for cottage gardens, bedding, pots or containers as well as being outstanding for mass planting.
Salvia splendens is native to Brazil and is an excellent nectar producer attracting pollinating insects and nectar-feeding birds.
Grow notes:
Adaptable to most garden soils but prefers a well-drained average soil in a sunny position.
Tropical: Year-round.
Temperate: Spring to Early Summer.
Cold: Spring to Early Summer.
Sow: 3 mm deep.
Sow direct or in trays transplant when 5 cm high, to avoid excessive root disturbance.
Germination: 14-21 days.
Plant space: 25 cm
Flowering: 12 weeks
Feed with a soluble fertiliser every two weeks for stronger plants.
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