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SALVIA splendens - Scarlet Piccolo
Stock: Available
SKU Code: F152
Family: Lamiaceae
Sub-family: Nepetoideae
Characteristics: Perennial, usually grown as an annual 30 cm
Seed per packet: Approx. 100
Seed per gram: Approx. 330
The Scarlet Piccolo cultivar is a dwarf variety widely grown for its dense terminal spiked brilliant scarlet flowers that are tubular in form and encased in bracts of the same colour.
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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