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Annual/Biennial or Bedding
Bushy
old H3 (may need winter protection)
Red in Autumn and Summer
Dark Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer
0.1-0.5 metres
1-2 years
sage 'Red Arrow'
Lamiaceae
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
'Red Arrow' is an erect bushy annual to 30cm, with deep green, ovate leaves and dense spikes of bright scarlet flowers with bracts of the same colour
Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder
Grow in moderately fertile, light, well-drained, slightly acid, sandy soil in full sun or partial shade
Propagate by seed sown at 15-18ºC in spring
City/Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds, Garden Edging, Mediterranean Climate Plants, Patio/Container Plants or Wall-side Borders
Cut back after flowering
Slugs may damage young growth
May be subjec to foot and root rots in wet soils
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