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Friday 2 March 2018

Written by ASQ Garden & Landscape

Salvias

Salvias are fantastic plants that are long-flowering, easy to grow and can be worked into any garden style! There’s a salvia for every climate in Australia, but they generally thrive in dry weather, but also don’t mind a bit of heavy rain!

There are over 900 species of salvias, making it the largest genus in the mint family. Blue-banded bees are particularly attracted to sage and other members of the salvia family, however if kangaroos and wallabies are eating your plants, Sage could be a good option for your garden. 

Salvias vary in height from approximately 30cm to large shrubs that are up to 3m tall and wide. Salvia flowers are arranged in spires and come in a large range of colours including blue, purple, cerise, red, pink, white, yellow and orange.
Most Salvias are at their best from spring to early winter, but there are salvias that flower almost all year-round!