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Herbaceous Perennial

Salvia 'Phyllis' Fancy'

sage 'Phyllis' Fancy'

A bushy, upright plant to 2m, with aromatic, slender, deeply-veined, bright to mid green leaves. Downy, white, tubular flowers are suffused with a lavender-blue tint (which becomes more pronounced as their long season progresses) and emerge from blue-purple calyces

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Ultimate height

1.5–2.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Loam

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Lamiaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Salvia can be annuals, biennials, herbaceous or evergreen perennials, or shrubs. They have paired, simple or pinnately lobed, often aromatic leaves and 2-lipped flowers in whorls, forming simple or branched spikes or racemes
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in light, moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered position with full sun. Very attractive to pollinating insects. Drought tolerant. Best overwintered under glass; grow in peat-free potting compost with added grit, in full light

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Coastal
City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Patio and container plants
Mediterranean climate plants
Wildlife gardens
Gravel garden
Flower borders and beds
Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

Cut back spent flower spikes to prolong flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to rosemary beetle and leafhoppers and slug and snail damage on young growth. Under glass may be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), powdery mildews, verticillium wilt and foot and root rots

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