Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’

Common Name:
Sage 'Love and Wishes'

Description:
Salvia 'Love and Wishes' is a striking and long-flowering ornamental sage developed in Australia, known for its rich magenta-purple blooms and contrasting dark stems. This robust, bushy perennial produces abundant flower spikes from early spring through to the first frosts, providing a continuous splash of vibrant colour in Melbourne gardens. Its mid-green foliage is lightly aromatic, and the plant forms a naturally rounded shape without the need for heavy pruning. Thriving in full sun and well-drained soil, it is drought-tolerant once established and handles light frost. 'Love and Wishes' is highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, making it an excellent choice for wildlife-friendly planting. With minimal maintenance and exceptional flowering performance, it suits garden beds, borders, and large pots equally well.

Form:
*Shrub - Medium
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
*Height: 80–100 cm
*Width: 80–100 cm

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Summer
*Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
*Magenta-Purple

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Australian bred
*Disease Resistant
*Bee Attracting
*Bird Attracting
*Perennial
*Herbaceous
*Drought Tolerant
*Long Flowering Season
*Low Maintenance

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:
*Gaura lindheimeri
*Lavandula dentata
*Nepeta 'Walker's Low'
*Echinacea purpurea
*Rudbeckia fulgida

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
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