| Description | Salvia nemorosa
Will benefit from pruning and deadheading after flowering season. Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. May require extra watering over long, hot, dry summers.
- Attracts Birds, Bees and Butterflies
- Fragrant
- Drought tolerant
4"/10cm pot
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Mexican Orange Blossom is so named as it's flowers are of a similar nature and scent to an orange tree! The foliage is a mid to light green and is covered with masses of scented white flowers through Spring and Summer.
This attractive shrub will grow to approx. 1.5 - 2m, but is happy to be clipped to suit. As a result it can be also used as a hedge or screen. It is best grown in full sun or part shade and is reasonably frost tolerant. | |
| Content | Salvia nemorosa
A small dense, rounded shrub with masses of delicate, creamy pink flower spikes from spring to autumn. Perfect for mass planting, low borders, cottage gardens, pots or features. | | |
| Additional information |
| Attracts |
Bees, Butterflies
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| Botanical Name |
Salvia leucantha
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| Flower Colour |
White
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| Flowering Time |
December, January, November, October, September
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun
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| Max Width |
2m
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| Max Height |
1.5m
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| Uses |
Group Planting, Window Box, Attracts Butterflies, Borders, Mass planting, Pots
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| Water Requirement |
Low
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| Supply Code |
N60
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| Soil Type |
Average soil, Fertile
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| Prune Me |
Only if required
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| Flowering |
Yes
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| Fragrance |
Light
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| Planting Distance |
3 per metre
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| Best time to plant |
All Year
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| Foliage Colour |
Green
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| Other Common Names |
Sage
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| Tolerances |
Drought Tolerant
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| height x width |
1.5m x 1.5m, can be trimmed
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: 80cm
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| features |
Compact rounded bush, leaves consist of 3 glossy deep green leaflets, tight clusters of fragrant white flowers appear in spring and late summer
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in rich, well-drained soil, prefers a slightly acidic soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, screen, general landscaping, a great substitute for Orange Jessamine in a frosty area
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