Salvia

(Ornamental Sage) Nem. Blaukönigin

Picture your border in June, humming with bees around slender spikes of deep violet-blue flowers. Give this green friend a little room: it grows to about 50 cm tall and 40-50 cm wide, with wrinkled, aromatic leaves that smell faintly of sage when you brush past. For a full, buzzing border, plan on 6-8 per square metre, or tuck a few into a sunny pot on the patio. The flowers keep coming from early summer well into September, and butterflies join the bees. Seasonal changes may affect whether your plant arrives in flower.

Give it a spot in full sun, where it flowers best and stays sturdy instead of flopping open. It likes well-drained soil and copes with dry spells, so heavy, soggy ground is the only thing it really dislikes. Water young plants regularly till they settle in, and keep an eye on pots, which dry out much faster than the border. Cut the stems back by about half once the first flush fades, and you'll often get a second round of flowers in late summer. Leave the old stems over winter to shelter the crown, then trim them to a few centimetres above the ground in early spring. Frost is no worry: this perennial is fully hardy and returns every year.

Your order will be hand picked and packed in our strong and sustainable packaging as soon as possible, after which it will be delivered straight from our greenhouse to your door by your chosen carrier. You can follow the journey of your plants via the tracking link you receive in your mail. If you have any questions regarding your order and its shipment, you can get in contact with our support team.

We expect every order to arrive in tip-top shape. We take intensive care of the plants in our greenhouse and use special and as sustainable as possible protective packaging to ship our plants. We also wrote an extensive blog about how to unpack and prepare your plants for growth after shipping. However there are rare occasions where our plants don’t meet their full potential. That’s why all plants are guaranteed for 30 days after arrival, if still in its original nursery pot.