Re: Salvia azurea var. grandiflora
Incidentally, here's a nice website on salvias:
www.californiagardens.com/salvias.htm
The site is biased towards the warmer-region salvias however.
Time to winterize salvias in Oregon as well as Ontario :-) A few of my
favorite dryland ones such as S. microphylla need a bit of protection from
winter wet and cold here.
Salvia azurea var grandiflora is a gorgeous blue and well-worth propagation
efforts even though it might come through an Ontario winter again with some
mulching and/or maybe a cloche. At this time of year gentle bottom heat
and some artificial light may be required to help cuttings to strike root.
I have had good luck with fall cuttings this way.
In a sunny location Salvia azurea var grandiflora will make a generous
clump. If yours has done this, you can also take root cuttings. The usual
time to do this however is in the early spring. I have never tried root
cuttings in the fall and wonder if doing so might detract from the plant's
ability to withstand frost.
Pinching back will cause you to miss out on many the beautiful sparkling
wands of blue that still grace my fall garden. Here in western Oregon,
this sage starts to bloom in late September. It is very floppy and
casual-looking but is in a portion of my garden where I can enjoy the "wild
look".
Happy propagating, Louise --only light frost here in rainy western Oregon;
fuchsias, salvias, cyclamen, and penstemon still colorful and cheery.
p*@peak.org
"Don't be afraid to give some of yourself away. It will all grow back."
--Ashleigh Brilliant
At 01:28 PM 11/27/1999 -0500, Dale Smith wrote:
>I have taken cuttings from this plant and so far none have rooted. Does
>anyone have first-hand experience propogating this plant?
>Although it made it through last winter I think it may be a borderline
>plant here in my zone 5 garden. It doesn't set seed (blooms too late) so I
>would like to root a few plants as a form of insurance.
>
>I'd also be interested to hear whether anyone has pinched this plant back
>during the growing season to obtain a bushier specimen that doesn't require
>staking.
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