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Notes on Salvia nemerosa and similar forms:
- S.x sylvestris = pratensis & nemerosa
- S x superba = sylvestris & villicaulis
- sends up flower and leaf stems before forming the basal clump
- Lvs are oblong with a blunt rounded apex – NOT POINTED
- Lvs have a greyish / blue hue colour
- Lvs have a rugose surface
- Lvs are in an upright position while climbing up the stem, often wavy, sometimes ‘clinging to the stem’
Known cultivars are : nemerosa, ‘Blauhugel and ‘Amethyst’
x sylvestris : has a strong pratensis parent
- forms basal clumps before sending up flower and leaf stems ( except ‘East Friesland’)
- Lvs are very pointed at apex
- Lvs have a smoother, less rugose surface and are greener – in ‘Lubecca’ & ‘Lyre End’
- Lvs are straight out from stem – not in an upright position
Known cultivars are: ‘Lubecca’, ‘Lyre End’ & ‘East Friesland ‘
x superba:
- form basal clump before sending up flower and leaf stems.
- clump and plants generally are small in size and tight.
- Lvs are small and very pointed
- they produce a variety of coloured flowers – white, pink and blue / purple