Salvia 'Penny's Smile'
Sage 'Penny's Smile'
Salvia Salvia
'Penny's Smile' _ 'Penny's Smile' is an upright, clump-forming, borderline hardy, semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub or shrubby perennial with ovate, aromatic, veined, light to mid-green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, erect racemes of whorled, two-lipped, magenta to deep pink flowers with maroon calyces.
Salvia 'Penny's Smile' is: Semi evergreen
Foliage is aromatic
Clump-forming, Upright
Magenta in Spring; Magenta in Summer; Magenta in Autumn
Mid-green in All seasons
Snails , Slugs , Leafhoppers Snails , Slugs , Leafhoppers
Generally disease-free
Pruning group 9 in spring.
Basal cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Salvia 'Penny's Smile' (Sage 'Penny's Smile') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Wallside and trellises
Grow in light, humus-rich, moderately fertile, moist but free-draining soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Drought tolerant once established. Will tolerate light shade. May be deciduous in colder areas.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Salvia 'Penny's Smile'
Sage 'Penny's Smile'
Salvia Salvia
'Penny's Smile' _ 'Penny's Smile' is an upright, clump-forming, borderline hardy, semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub or shrubby perennial with ovate, aromatic, veined, light to mid-green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, erect racemes of whorled, two-lipped, magenta to deep pink flowers with maroon calyces.
Garden origin
Semi evergreen
Foliage is aromatic
Clump-forming, Upright
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Magenta in Spring; Magenta in Summer; Magenta in Autumn
Mid-green in All seasons
Snails , Slugs , Leafhoppers
Generally disease-free
Pruning group 9 in spring.
Basal cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Salvia 'Penny's Smile' (Sage 'Penny's Smile') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Wallside and trellises
Grow in light, humus-rich, moderately fertile, moist but free-draining soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Drought tolerant once established. Will tolerate light shade. May be deciduous in colder areas.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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