How nice to stroll on a summer day in the city garden! Better yet, sit on a bench under a shady tree, admiring flowering flower beds, the palette of which is sometimes amazing. And now, having looked at the beauty of the creation of the hands of the landscape designer, we return home with the firm intention to create something similar, if not better, on our site. And if you are faced with the question of what colors to decorate your front garden, then pay attention to salvia.
Getting to know the plant
So, salvia - what kind of flower is this? This type of ornamental plants is very widely used in the design of urban flower gardens. This article will talk about how to grow such a beautiful flower as salvia on your plot. That this is an cultivated species of sage, few know, but for sure you have often admired this representative of the flora. Salvia comes from Brazil, where it is a perennial plant, but in our frosty climate, this flower is planted as an annual. This plant has a great variety of colors, and even some varieties have variegated leaves, which makes it especially decorative. Salvia flower is very popular among florists : red, scarlet, two-tone, lilac, white - they all enjoy the special love of specialists. Inflorescences can be dried for winter bouquets. Perhaps, the salvia varieties "Blue Queen", as well as varieties such as "Pink Queen" and "Salvia brilliant", are most suitable as border flowers. It is often used as a border for flower beds near monuments. So here it is irreplaceable - salvia. That this flower, which will delight with its appearance, is known to those who from year to year “plant” it in their flower beds.
Salvia: growing and care
This plant does not cause much trouble when leaving. The only thing you need to pay attention to is that the conditions for growing a flower should be tried as close as possible to the conditions of the natural growth of the plant. Salvia does not like highly moist, stagnant soils. For normal growth and lush flowering, take care of good drainage. The soil is best mixed with sand. The flower must be fertilized periodically, but do not get carried away. In highly fertilized soil, the plant will grow well, but will not give abundant flowering. Reproduction of salvia can be carried out in several ways: by cuttings, seeds and air layers. If you decide to grow salvia from the seeds, then you need to sow them in a pot in late February or early March. The grown plant is pinched for better tillering. Flowers are planted for “permanent residence” in mid-late May. Varieties that are resistant to cold and drought can be immediately sown in open ground. For propagation by cuttings, it is necessary even before frost to transplant the flower into a pot and bring it into a warm, sunny place. For the mother liquor, choose lush and stunted specimens. In February, the flower is divided into cuttings and planted in separate pots (preferably peat) for rooting. In early June, stronger seedlings are planted on flower beds.
Salvia's favorite
What is a beautiful and unpretentious flower, you learned from this article. Try to decorate your garden with these flowers, and for sure, they will become your favorites for years to come. Thanks to their bright colors, you can show your design talent to the fullest.