Re: Best Salvia
- Subject: Re: Best Salvia
- From: R* D*
- Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 09:42:54 -0400
At 08:00 AM 5/7/2002 +1000, you wrote:
>Joe, for virtually year round blooms, size you require & apparent tolerance
>for a wide range of soils I would go for "Waverly". I tip prune frequently
>for 6 months or so, sacrificing flowers, to get a good structure and after
>that it flowers all year round - nectar for the little birds as well as
>blooms for a vase. In colder climates than my present one (frost free) the
>foliage gives good autumn winter colour too.
Has anyone compared Waverly with another possible leucantha hybrid,
`Phyllis' Fancy'? I am told it has a nicer habit and is an even heavier
bloomer.
My guesses for the other parent are S. urica (from the shape of the lower
lip and the dark shade of purple in the calyx and flower) or El Cielo Blue
(from the relatively persistent bract). The pinkish hue of the flower in
Waverly suggests its other parent is a fuchsia sage like S. chiapensis. The
shade of purple in `Phyllis' Fancy' suggests its parent has blue or dark
purple flowers.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
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