Plant of the Month & Gardening Tips
Plant of the Month - April
Although the scarlet varieties are the best known, Salvias do come in other colors, including white, salmon, pink, purple, lavender, burgundy and orange. Salvias can reach 18"-30" in height. Its flowers grow on spikes and are quite showy.
Sun and Soil Requirements for Red Salvia:
Grow red salvia flowers in a sunny area with well-drained soil.
Care for Red Salvia:
To improve their looks and encourage better flowering, dead-head salvia plants. You can do this by pinching off the flower spikes with spent blooms. Make your pinch fairly far down on their stems. Be on the lookout for snails, slugs and whitefly, all of which may bother red salvia plants.
Uses for Red Salvia:
Red salvia flowers can form a striking border when massed together as bedding plants. They are also popular in container gardens, where they can serve as a vertical accent. Along with geraniums and impatiens, they are perhaps the first flowers that come to mind for many folks when using annuals to inject a splash of red into the landscape.
