Description
Salvia ‘Royal Bumble’ is a fabulous, long-flowering shrubby Saliva with slightly larger leaves than many of its shrubby salvia kin and rich red flowers that emerge in late spring and continue right through into autumn. Like all other shrubby salvias, Salvia ‘Royal Bumble’ is loved by bees and other pollinators. It works well combined with roses, in herb gardens or among other herbaceous planting. We also grow them in containers where they make wonderful, long-lasting displays.
These established, garden-ready plants have been grown at our nursery in Cornwall and are supplied in 2 litre containers. They will grow to an ultimate height of around 50cm (22 inches) with a slightly smaller spread.
Growing Advice
Salvia ‘Royal Bumble’ are easy plants to grow and care for. In general they prefer good drainage and as much sun as possible, and are fairly drought-resistant though they shouldn’t be allowed to completely dry out. For the most prolific flowering, cut back to a low bud in early spring, deadhead through summer and trim again in late summer to promote autumn flowering. They also benefit from pinching out when in early growth in the season to keep the foliage compact and dense. Though hardy a deep frost shortly after pruning might delay growth and flowering, so provide some protection if a frost is forecast and you’ve recently pruned back, or delay pruning back until frosts are clear for the season.
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