Description
– (Salvia officinalis)
Habit – Upright
Resilience – Hardy
Flowering Time – N/A
Height and spread – 35 x 30 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – One of the most frequently used, yet still most popular of the herb varieties in herb gardens, pots and borders, due to the colours, texture and scent.
Features – Scented
Typical season – Autumn
Flower Colour –
Foliage Colour – yellow
Flowering time – N/A
Planting recommendation – Bed/Border Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – A hardy plant which should survive normal winter conditions outside, especially if protected from the hardest frosts.
Plant care –
Family – LAMIACEAE Genus – Salvia Cultivar – Icterina Gold
Pot Sizes – 9cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Aphid Common disease – Botrytis
Species – offiicinalis
