Salvia 'Indigo Spires'

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  RHS Plants for Pollinators plants

  This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.

  It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by RHS experts. Divided into 3 groups these lists, linked below, are maintained by a team of RHS staff and are reviewed annually.

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Cultivation

Grow in light, moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but very well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from cold, drying winds; in frost-free areas in winter, protect from excessive wet, while in frost-prone areas protect plants with biodegradable fleece, move plants under cover, or take cuttings to provide next year's plants - if kept in a heated greenhouse overwinter it will remain evergreen

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring, by basal or softwood cuttings in spring or early summer, or by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

• Cottage and informal garden
• Gravel garden
• City and courtyard gardens
• Coastal
• Patio and container plants
• Mediterranean climate plants
• Wildlife gardens
• Flower borders and beds
• Wall side borders

Pruning

Cut back spent flower spikes to prolong flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to capsid bug, leafhoppers, slugs and snails; under glass, may be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, and glasshouse whitefly

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews and Verticillium wilt; under glass, may be affected by foot and root rots