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Salvia Blaze of Fire Seeds

Botanical Name: Salvia splendens

Bright scarlet-red flower spikes for bold summer colour
Compact plants ideal for bedding and containers
Long-flowering display throughout summer
Attractive to bees and butterflies

75 seedsSKU: 11372

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Salvia Blaze of Fire is a classic bedding favourite, producing brilliant scarlet-red flower spikes above lush green foliage. Compact and wonderfully colourful, it's ideal for creating bold summer displays in beds, borders and patio containers. The flowers continue over a long season when plants are kept watered and are also attractive to visiting bees and butterflies.

Key information

Botanical Name: Salvia splendens

Genus: Salvia

Plant Class: Half Hardy Annual

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 30

Colour: Red

Habitat: Compact,Upright

Position: Full Sun

Attractive to: Attractive To Bees and Attractive To Butterflies

Sow indoors January-March, thinly in trays of seed compost, gently pressing the seed into the surface. Maintain a temperature of 20-25°C. Prick seedlings out into further trays when large enough to handle. Harden off and plant outdoors from late May after the risk of frost, spacing around 23cm apart. Keep plants moist throughout the growing season. Flowers June-October.

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