May Night Salvia Plants

'May Night' Sage Plants

May Night Sage (just another name for Salvia) has lush purple flower spikes with warm burgundy tips. The flowering period is July to September. The leaves are quite dark green. Good for bees. To 75cm x 50cm

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Features

• AKA Mainacht
• Colour: Purple and burgundy
• Flowering: May-Nov
• Foliage: Mid to deep green
• Height: 75cm x 50cm
• Position: Sunny, sheltered
• Any well drained soil, likes chalk
• RHS Plants for Pollinators
• RHS Award of Garden Merit

Growing 'May Night' Sage

Salvias need close to full sun, and will grow near the coast in exposed locations. They're fully hardy, though their flowering season will be shortened somewhat in cold, windy places. They're happy on chalk, and like a light, well-drained but moist soil enriched with humus that doesn't remain wet in winter, so heavy clay isn't good. They're perfect for a Mediterranean or gravel garden, and are great in large containers. Established plants are drought-resistant, but still want fairly consistent moisture in dry summer periods to flower really well. 

Deadhead promptly to get the most from the flowering season. Leave the withered foliage on the plants overwinter for protection, and trim them after the last spring frost, right down to new growth.

Mulch lightly every year or two, ideally after a heavy spring rain when the soil has warmed up. Salvias don't need much fertility, so a little help goes a long way.

Garden Design Ideas

Although it has a shorter flowering period than many other salvias, May Night (aka Mainacht) adds a dash of indigo-blue flowers in an herbaceous border and would look striking offset with Astrantia Hadspen Blood or Star of Beauty and/or Eryngium Big Blue. Add an Astelia Silver Spear for a note of sophistication.