Re: pruning salvias
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: pruning salvias
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 21:58:07 -0500 (EST)
At 02:22 PM 11/21/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>> The worst thing you can do is cut the shrub to ground level. Only the
>> rhizomatous microphyllas will survive this treatment.
>
>I'd like to know about Salvia cacaliaefolia. It has developed after 2 years
>into a nice patch of leafy growth to 3 ft. Seems I remember reading it is
>rhizomatous as well. Can I cut it to the base in Feb./March?
>
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>Jan Smithen,
>Upland, California
Jan:
I'm a little bit familiar with Upland, since I have a friend in Claremont
that I always visit when I get to southern California. S. cacaliaefolia is
nearly hardy for me, and it dies to the ground. Whether by rhizomes or
underground stems, it can stand being cut back, unless the underground
system has not developed.
I always include at least one node in the rooting medium, to provide points
for new shoots to emerge from. Some propagators don't do this. I can't
think of any reason why an established plant wouldn't come back.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
World of Salvias web page:
http://www.eclectasy.com/gallery_of_salvias/index.htm
or
http://home.infinet.mindspring.com/~salvia/salvia.htm (to be phased out)
