Salvia leucophylla
From South-West California, where it can reach massive proportions, S. leucophylla will only reach 3ft.x 2ft. here. It has
numerous cultivars in the USA. Unfortunately, it is not an easy plant to get into flower in the UK, though the silvery-white
foliage is very pleasant. It will not tolerate our damp winters, so two years ago, I kept it in a pot, in gritty compost,
under glass, and gave it hardly any water until March. It then started a lot of new growth, and flowered well for 6 weeks in
spring, with nice pink/lilac flowers in large whorls. The same treatment last winter..but no flowers! Propagation is from
cuttings here. (Photo courtesy of Michael Charters.)
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