Salvia dorisiana
Fruit scented sage, Peach sage
- Height × spread
- 1.8m × 1.4m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Flowers
- Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This is too tender to survive outdoors during winter in the UK and is a handsome plant. There are large broad tapering leaves with a crinkly surface and which have a fruity aromatic fragrance. Many detect the scent of pineapple if the leaves are crushed. The flowers are coloured a warm and intense rose pink. They are held in quite short open clusters above the plant. This enjoys an open site out of direct sunlight. It comes into flower in the winter which is a pleasant treat. The leaves can be added to salads or may be used to make a tea. For the garden addict - one of these pictures were taken in Lawrence's Johnson's garden in France, the Serre de la Madone. In its Honduras homeland it is favoured by humming birds. This will need regular pruning to maintain dimensions.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, fruity-pineapple
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 1.8m
- Spread
- 1.4m
- Season of interest
- Autumn
- Flowers in
- Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - mid-late · Planting
Trim the plant
Trim the plant to give it a general tidy. This includes removing any lengthy or awkward shoots that make the plant look visually less attractive. Remove any spent flower heads at the same time.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Loam based compost + grit for repotting
Use a free draining loam based compost rather than one which has been modified to be 'moisture retentive'.
Alternatively prepare a compost using three parts of loam (John Innes no. 2 or 3) to one part of (horticultural) sand or fine (horticultural) grit.
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