Perennials: Got the Neatest Plant today!, 1 by jimcrick

jimcrick wrote:
As well as the many cuttings/seedlings of Salvias that I plant in the garden each year, I like to have some in large pots that I can judiciously place in the borders to fill in the gaps or hide the untidy arising as a consequence of plants that have 'done their bit' and no longer look their best.

These pot plants also double up as stock plants which I can overwinter. All the patens tribe fit this category and, amongst others, so also does buchananii.

The pic is of a single cutting that I potted up each year as it grew and it's now in a 14" pot after about 4 years. Although buchananii planted out in the borders sometimes survives the winter, this tends to be a rarity and I overwinter the pot plant in a frost free garage with limited sunlight. I cut back all the stems in spring and feed to promote new growth.

Jim