Perennials: Deadhead this one? , 1 by tomatofreak

tomatofreak wrote:
I love salvias but don't have much luck with anything other than the salvia cochinea (sp?). That one comes up anywhere and everywhere there was a previous plant. I tried Black and Blue and it died. I bought this one (labeled Victoria Blue) last summer/fall and I'm amazed that it has actually flourished and bloomed. The blooms are nearly spent now and I wonder if I snap them off if the plant will bloom some more.

Note that I'm in Phoenix where the temps will shortly be in the 100's. Should I move it to shade? And if anyone here can recommend salvias that might thrive here in either sun or shade, I'd like to hear from you. I tried Hot Lips and Autumn Sage; HL died rapidly, AS more slowly, although a few of those seedlings came up. I would love to have a yard full of these plants - of any color or type.