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SALVIA scabra 'Good Hope'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Origin: | SALVIA scabra has its origins on South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. |
| Special Features: | Dense flowering spikes, rich flowering, flowers the first year until frost. The long flowering sage required little watering or care. Easily grown as an annual for pots or the border. |
| Historical: | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2013. |
| Basic Colour: | (pink / salmon) |
| Flower Colour: | brilliant pink |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - September |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Flower: | single |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z8 - Z11
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| Foliage: | leathery, healthy |
| Growth Habit: | compact |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 45 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | medicinal plant |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.25 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 2.17391 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
460 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
3 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 3 - 5 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing to Germination: | 2 - 3 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
