Re: Shade garden help/ Russian sage

Basically right, Paul.  I have found that Salvias with hairy leaves -
the clones of S. officinalis like 'Berggarten' and 'Purpurascens' do
better and are longer lived in my sand bed than in my garden beds
tho' they will, in wet years, get nasty rotting lower and inner
leaves.  I need to take some cuttings as they do tend to get really
woody after time.  Love those two sages, BTW...

OTOH, my Russian sage is doing just fine in amended clay in what
passes for full sun for me and has surprised me mightily by wandering
around  and popping up on the other side of the path...gotta dig
those bits up but don't know where else to put it as I have so little
sun to offer it.  No rot on this ever and it's crowded by lots of
other plants in that bed, so does not get great air circulation.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Meum71@aol.com
> 
> These plants for the most part take dry conditions, if your air is
hot and 
> wet they might rot away.
> 
> For me Salvia and The Russian sage survive in neglect-no water in
my good 
> soils, some watering in my sandy-clay.  They do not like shade but
thrive 
> under hot sun.
> 
> 
> I think the hot humid conditions are doing them in. 
> Plants with silver and or hairy leaves, tend to dislike humid
conditions.
> 
> 
> Paul

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