Re: Salvias

Lorraine's post is below
 
Hello Lorraine
 
Because we now have a open market, you can order plants from anywhere in Europe. To track down plants try the www.RHS.org.uk where you will find the Plant finder online giving UK stockists of plants. Many of them mail to Greece. Or a good catalogue for worldwide seeds is  B & T World Seeds www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com or we have also used c*@compuserve.com . I know they are all UK based, but that is where my knowledge mostly comes from. I am trying to change that handicap by belonging to this list!
 
I too have been inspired by the subject of Salvias and am going to grow lots more.
 
regards Janet
 
Because I live in Greece, to get different plants I start all my plants from seeds.  Can anyone give me  names of companies where I can order the Salvia seeds I have been reading about?  The only seed catalogue with some variety of Salvia seeds that I have come across is Thompson & Morgan.
 
I have a small triangle about 6 feet on the long side.  At the outer edge I have purple Verbena tenuisecta, next to it some Superba Rose Queen Salvia.  While on vacation the weeds grew around the Salvia and held it up very nicely.  I pulled out the weeds and now it flops all over the place and is the same height as the Verbena.  I'd like some more height.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can plant near it that will hold it up as nicely as the weeds?  I'd like to keep the same purple color scheme.  It has to be something I can grow from seed.  Also I need to know where I can get the seed.  Thanks
 
I think I am USDA 7-8 zone,  It sometimes freezes and 2 or three times a winter we may get a day of snow, I can grow a limes if I cover the tree in the winter.  I grow apples,pears, plums, grapes, peaches etc. in Summer it is around 100 or slightly more. It rains November to April off and on and in Summer it is hot and dry with no rain and relatively cool nights.  60 degrees humidity  I would appreciate the Sunset equivalent zone as and am unsure of what zone I am closest too.
 
Lorraine Schmiege
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