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Salvia 'Nuchi'

sage 'Nuchi'

An upright, bushy, evergreen sub-shrub or woody-based perennial with aromatic, small, rounded, mid-green leaves. From early summer to late autumn it produces an abundance of upward-facing, two-lipped flowers held by a dark-green calyx. The smaller upper petals are pink-purple and the large lower petals are cream-white.

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Ultimate height

0.5–1 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

West–facing or South–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Lamiaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous or Semi 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 moist but well-drained or well-drained soil, preferably in full-sun. Tolerant of poor drier soils once established.

Propagation

Take softwood cuttings and softwood basal cuttings from spring to midsummer. Take semi-ripe cuttings from late summer to autumn.

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Gravel garden
Mediterranean climate plants
Cottage and informal garden
City and courtyard gardens
Coastal
Rock garden
Low Maintenance
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Pruning group 9, cut back spent flower spikes to prolong flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to leafhoppers, slugs and snails,

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), powdery mildews, verticillium wilt and foot and root rots

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