Salvia 'Celestial Blue'

Salvia 'Celestial Blue'Buy 1 for $13. 00 Buy 5 for $55. 00 'Celestial Blue' is a hybrid between Salvia clevelandii and Salvia pachyphylla, and was selected by Las Pilitas Nursery in Santa Margarita, California. The flowers are large, fragrant and glow in a shade of blue purple. Tolerant of dry conditions 'Celestial Blue' will grow in gravel or raised clay beds with little water. Handles extreme heat and part shade. The leaves are slender in a soft grey colour. Not suitable

Cut back hard in Winter and avoid heavy frost

The bark is furrowed

Unlike most hardy Hibiscus

Even after the petals fall the remaining flower cones are still attractive

Requires full sun and a well drained position

It's narrow blue green leaves are topped with chartreuse coloured bottle brush like flowers

Slightly slower growing than some screening shrubs

Described by Piet Oudolf and Michael King in their book ‘Gardening with Grasses’ as “

Sterile hybrid

the colours in Autumn range from pink

Equally at home in the garden or a container

'Coombe Fishacre' bears masses of small lilac-blue flowers with yellow centres and reaches 75cm in height