Really red!The flowering-period ranges from May to October. These quite long clusters of flower heads are well stocked with good sized flowers that are of a new deep velvet red, enhanced by the dark brown calix.The glossy dark green, semi-evergreen foliage is aromatic.These are easy garden plants, in well draining soil, but can also be grown in pots. The Sage varieties sold by SAPHO also offer a beautiful pallet of colours.
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Original violet from May to the first frosts
The flowers, more than 3 cm long, are of an intense, velvety violet, with a purplish blue light in its centre. The flowering starts abundantly in May and continues until the first frosts.VIOLETTE DE LOIRE® has an upright and well-branched shape.The foliage is small, dark green, semi-evergreen and naturally aromatic.An easy plant for the garden, in well draining soil, also tolerates being planted in a pot. The Salvia range on sale by SAPHO offer a beautiful palette of colours.
Trophies:
INNOVERT® silver medal 2013 Horticulture Category (Angers - FRANCE)
An unusual climber with multiple, intensely blue bell-like flowers
Sollya heterophylla is an attractive and abundant climber for gardens where the climate is mild. It flowers freely from June to September. Its blue bell-like flowers spread from the junction with its leaves. This new variety, ULTRA BLUE, produces flowers that are larger and of a deeper, more luminous blue than the typical variety. Its habit is also better branched. Its twigs and leaves are fine but dense. The whole gives the impression of a well-developed climbing shrub from which emerge numerous tiny bells of blue.It's essentially a woody plant with herbaceous vegetation. In open ground Sollya heterophylla ULTRA BLUE should be limited to sheltered gardens in mild, coastal or Mediterranean climates, since it has a low resistance to frost. Easy to cultivate, it has a good resistance to drought. Grown in a large pot, it will decorate a terrace or patio during the warm months and can be over-wintered under glass or in a veranda.