Re: Salvia question
- Subject: Re: Salvia question
- From: E* W*
- Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 07:53:49 -0700
Richard,
Salvia karwinskii is one of the taller Salvias you will run across. At
Cabrillo College we head it back to whatever height we want, which is
usually in the 6-8 ft. range. Heavy pruning early in the summer is best so
that you promote more compact , dense growth and flowers
you can see up close. Waiting too late in summer to cut back the stems can
greatly affect the number of flowers. With all of this in mind, Salvia
karwinskii is best planted in the back of a border or as a screen so that
its massive scale and linear upright growth can be best used in a garden.
Ernie Wasson
Cabrillo College
Monterey Bay, California
Richard Starkeson wrote:
> A question for the salvia experts on the list (this salvia is not
> mediterranean): I got a Salvia karwinskii a year ago, because I liked
> its appearance in an arboretum. It did not do much the first year, but
> this year, one of the stalks I had neglected to pinch quickly shot
> straight up to about 13 feet so far, and still growing straight up,
> without any support. No flowers yet. Is this the normal growth
> pattern for this salvia? (not used to seeing such tall stalks in
> salvias)
