Salvia 'Dyson's Joy'
sage 'Dyson's Joy'
'Dyson's Joy' is a bushy compact plant to 60cm with aromatic, small, ovate, mid to dark green leaves. Distinctive bicoloured flowers are pale pink and dark pink with maroon-purple bases and maroon-green calyces. Flowers profusely over a long period from late spring to autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Red Green | Pink | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Red Green | Pink | Green | |
| Autumn | Red Green | Pink | Green | |
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes 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 with shelter and full sun. Drought tolerant. Best overwintered under glass in frost free conditions with full light and using well-drained potting compost with added grit
Propagation
Propagate by basal cuttings or softwood cuttings in spring or early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or autumn with bottom heat
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Patio and container plants
- Coastal
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Wall side borders
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pruning group 9 in spring, deadhead to prolong flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to leafhoppers, slugs, snails, rosemary beetle, 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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