In the previous post (17 March) on Aeoniums the photograph included in the shot a large pot grown specimen of Salvia microphylla ‘Cerro Potosi’ growing about 3 feet high.
I’ve grown this Salvia for many years both in pots and in the open ground. It’s magenta-pink flowers are produced from Spring to late Autumn:
This plant seems as tough as old boots and will even grow and flower well in quite shaded places or in the cracks between bricks in an old wall.
Not only does the plant flower well, but its leaves give off the scent of blackcurrant when brushed against.
I think I originally bought the plant from Dyson’s Nurseries at Great Comp, certainly I’ve bought other Salvias from there and William Dyson specialises in these plants. He says of ‘Cerro Potosi’: “If you only have room for one Salvia, grow this one”.
www.greatcompgarden.co.uk/dysonsnurseries.html
The book: ‘The Gardener’s Guide to growing Salvias’ is also a great resource.
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