Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Salvia patens 'Guanajuato’
With electric blue flowers this stunning hardy perennial will stop a smurf in its tracks. The bright blue, parrot beaked flowers appear on loose racemes above the ovate mid-green foliage. Flowering over 4-5 months through summer and autumn the blooms attract the attention of admirers and pollinators. A low maintenance plant that prefers well drained soils. Grows to 40-50 cm. Dead head to prolong flowering. Cut back in early winter. A native to Mexico. 25 seeds.
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Climate
Cold
Temperate
Tropics/SubTropics
GermType
Fast germinating seeds
Germination Period (days)
14
Sow Method
Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow in pots to transplant later. Cover thinly. Keep moist (but not wet) & warm, 20°C+.
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Feb 28th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Apr 1st to Jul 31st