Salvia 'Phyllis' Fancy'
sage 'Phyllis' Fancy'
'Phyllis' Fancy' is a bushy, upright plant to 2m, with aromatic, slender, deeply-veined, bright to mid green leaves. Downy, white, tubular flowers are suffused with a lavender-blue tint (which becomes more pronounced as their long season progresses) and emerge from blue-purple calyces
Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Purple White | Green | ||
| Autumn | Blue Purple White | Green | ||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Salvia can be annuals, biennials, herbaceous or evergreen perennials, or shrubs. They have paired, simple or pinnately lobed, often aromatic leaves and 2-lipped flowers in whorls, forming simple or branched spikes or racemes
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in light, moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered position with full sun. Very attractive to pollinating insects. Drought tolerant. Best overwintered under glass, grow in loamless or loam-based potting compost (JI No.2) with added grit and full light
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Coastal
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
- Cut flowers
Pruning
Pruning group 9 in spring; deadhead flowers to prolong flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to rosemary beetle and leafhoppers and slug and snail damage on young growth. Under glass may be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), powdery mildews, verticillium wilt and foot and root rots
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