Salvia chamaedryoides
Germander sage
Also known as Salvia semiatrata misapplied
- Height × spread
- 0.45m × 0.9m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
An attractive, informal, spreading, even sprawling plant, generally twice as wide as high. It has neat triangular leaves coloured a light, silvered grey-green and held on beige stems. It flowers from late spring to autumn. The blooms are delightful. They are held high on slender red-brown stems and are coloured blue violet, coming from very noticeable long slim pink calyces. The foliage dies down over winter. Beautiful with lavenders and erigeron in a dry garden and also suitable for a container, This will gently spread and it is worth giving it the space to do so.
- Flower colour
- Blue
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey, Silver
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.45m
- Spread
- 0.9m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bee 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
Planting
Deadhead blooms during flowering season
Remove flowers as they turn brown and fade. Snip the stem just below the bloom. This will keep the plant tidy and encourage more flowers.
The removal of spent flowers encourages the plant to produce fresh ones, rather than spend its energy on the development of seeds.
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