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Sign up freeSalvia × sylvestris "Mainacht"
Perennial Plant of the Year 1997. Deep indigo-violet flower spikes. Long-blooming. Cut back after first flush for re-bloom.
Salvia × jamensis
flower
A fellow Lamiaceae — similar growing habits to May Night
Salvia verticillata
flowerAttracts the same hoverflies as May Night, keeping pests in check
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaFair and AniseGood nearby.Start May Night indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 21 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 120 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average
Aleyrodidae
A puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.
