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Salvia splendens Lighthouse Purple Seeds - Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens Lighthouse Purple
Scarlet Sage

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Successful as a young plant but superb.

Brigitte M., 27/09/2017

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A perennial plant in its native Brazil, this sage is grown as an annual in our climates. 'Lighthouse Purple' is one of the biggest hybrids of scarlet sage currently available. It's an eye-catcher whose beautiful purple spikes of flowers can be admired from afar. It offers flowers that bloom all summer long, whether planted in beds or in large pots and provided the soil remains moist. Plant in the sun in fertile, light and well-drained soil.
Flower size
5 cm
Height at maturity
60 cm
Exposure
Sun
Annual / Perennial
Annual
Germination time (days)
15 days
Sowing method
Sowing under cover with heat
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Flowering time July to October
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Description

Salvia splendens Lighthouse Purple is one of the biggest hybrids of Scarlet Sage available on the horticultural market, but is also a variety that displays the most dazzling purple blooms. Seen from afar, its generous spikes held 60 cm above the ground, are tightly packed with many small flowers of a rich violet-purple hue that displays many nuances in the sunlight. This tall-standing variety becomes the star of sunny beds for the space of a whole season. This perennial plant is grown as an annual in our climates and also performs very well in a large pot in moist, light, well-drained soil. 

Salvia splendens is a herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae, native to the hot, humid regions of Brazil at an altitude between 2000 and 3000 m above sea level. Sometimes it reaches up to 1.30 m in its native habitat but in our climates, it has much more modest proportions.

The Lighthouse Purple variety is a horticultural hybrid derived from this plant, that has recently won an award at Fleuroselect. It is characterized by its tall, bushy growth habit, its well-branched stems and its particularly developed spikes of flowers. This plant forms bushy clumps that measuring 60 to 80 cm high and 50 cm wide. The quadrangular stems are well-branched and erect. Their brilliant bluish green leaves are oval to lanceolate, toothed and cover the entire length of the stems. The floral spikes measuring 30 cm long and 12 cm in width, rise above the foliage from the beginning of summer to the end of autumn. The 5 cm long tubular flowers are violet-purple and are surrounded by dark purple bracts. 

Scarlet sage is the undisputed queen of 'express' beds, which everyone has encountered at least once, on a detour around a neighbouring garden or in the flowerbeds of public gardens. The tall Lighthouse Purple variety with the elegant colour of its blooms, is easier to integrate into summer displays than its little sisters with their flashy red flowers. Used in moderation and planted in small groups that are spread out among other plants with complementary colours (the red in the scrambling rose Red Cascade, the orange of Daylilies, blue Delphinium and the silver in sagebrushes), it adds extra depth to flowerbeds, blooming even when summer perennials go dormant. It also performs very well in a large tub, where it can be used to decorate terraces and balconies.

Flowering

Flower colour violet
Flowering time July to October
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 5 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 60 cm
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Salvia

Species

splendens

Cultivar

Lighthouse Purple

Family

Lamiaceae

Other common names

Scarlet Sage

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference831281

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Planting and care

Sow in warm conditions, from March to May, at the surface of a good quality special seed starting mix. Make sure the soil is moist but not wet and seal in a polyethylene bag until germination which usually takes 15 days at 18-25 °C. Expose seedlings to light as it is beneficial for germination. Transplant when the seedlings are large enough to be handled, in 8 cm pots and allow them to grow in cooler conditions. Gradually acclimatize them to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out in the garden, after all risk of frost has passed. Space them 30 cm apart in a sunny spot in ordinary soil that his been raked to a fine tilth.

Scarlet sage loves the sun and requires a deep, well cultivated, fertile soil with reliable moisture. Taller varieties require staking. 

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Sowing period

Sowing period March to April
Sowing method Sowing under cover with heat
Germination time (days) 15 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border, Container
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Drainant, riche
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