Salvia Nachtvlinder
A dark-flowered perennial with rich purple blooms
£15
2 Litre pot
Flowering
Pollinator
Scented
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Key information
The Salvia Nachtvlinder has rich, deep purple flowers which are loved by pollinators. Soto loves the rich velvet hooded flowers at the end of the long green stems that form this bushy, fragrant plant.
Delivery & Returns
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Top Tip
Salvia Nachtvlinder has a long flowering period. Regularly cutback dead flowerheads to encourage new flowers throughout summer and autumn.
How to care for Salvia Nachtvlinder
Aspect
Sunny
Nachtvlinder is happiest in direct sunlight.
Care Level
Easy
The Salvia Nachtvlinder is easy to look after.
Watering
Regularly
Water this Salvia well when planting, drought tolerant once established.
Feeding
Compost
Plant with lots of good quality, peat-free compost and add an additional layer in spring.
Soil
Tolerate most soil
The Salvia Nachtvlinder likes soil to be well-drained. Adding grit to your compost when planting will encourage better drainage.
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Foliage
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Quick facts
BOTANICAL NAME
Salvia 'Nachtvlinder'
PLANT TYPE
Flowers every year (perennial)
RECOMMENDED SOTO POT SIZE
Small
HARDINESS
Hardy
NURSERY POT SIZE
2 Litre
TOXICITY
None reported
EVENTUAL GROWTH (2-5 YEARS)
Height - 0.5-1m, Width - 0.5-1m
How to pot a plant
In this Soto Masterclass we take you through the steps on how to pot a plant.
Follow along with Max as he demonstrates the importance of drainage holes, how to use compost and watering after planting. In this Soto Masterclass we explain why and how to prune.
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