Bonfire sage "Scarlet"
Bonfire sage "Scarlet" - Salvia splendens.
Bright spectacular inflorescences.
The plant is inversely pyramidal, densely foliated, compact, 20-30 cm high. The flowers are bright red in whorls of 2-6, large, with a double perianth, collected in racemose inflorescences 14-25 cm long. Blooms profusely from June until the first autumn frosts. Used for planting in ceremonial flower beds, on borders, in groups against the background of lawns.
Agrotechnics.
The plant prefers sunny places, well-drained, moderately fertile, loose soils.
Propagated by sowing seeds in February - early March in seedling boxes, lightly sprinkling them with fine-grained sand. At a soil temperature of + 22 ° C, shoots appear on the 10-15th day. Seedlings are picked twice. Seedlings are planted in open ground in early June, maintaining a distance of 20-25 cm between plants.
Bright spectacular inflorescences.
The plant is inversely pyramidal, densely foliated, compact, 20-30 cm high. The flowers are bright red in whorls of 2-6, large, with a double perianth, collected in racemose inflorescences 14-25 cm long. Blooms profusely from June until the first autumn frosts. Used for planting in ceremonial flower beds, on borders, in groups against the background of lawns.
Agrotechnics.
The plant prefers sunny places, well-drained, moderately fertile, loose soils.
Propagated by sowing seeds in February - early March in seedling boxes, lightly sprinkling them with fine-grained sand. At a soil temperature of + 22 ° C, shoots appear on the 10-15th day. Seedlings are picked twice. Seedlings are planted in open ground in early June, maintaining a distance of 20-25 cm between plants.