Late last year I wrote about a plant I had seen locally which had small white flowers with bright red lips. I discovered it was Salvia Hot Lips. The six plug plants I ordered have been growing in the greenhouse over the winter and are just showing their first flowers. Disappointingly the ones I have seem to be pure red but are pretty none the less. I have read that the colour can change throughout the year so they may yet develop the white later on..
Two I have planted out, the rest will be put outside soon.
I would describe this bushy plant as half hardy as it can stay evergreen if the weather doesn't get too frosty. Mine have kept their leaves right through the Winter while in the unheated greenhouse.
They look exotic white or not. Maybe worth getting a discount.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: They are such a startlingly bright red.
DeleteBeautiful shape and colour John - as you say perhaps the white will appear later.
ReplyDeleteWeaver: I hope so.
DeleteStriking, John. That red is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteWilma: One of those brilliant reds which cameras always seem to have difficulty photographing.
DeleteWhen I bought my plant a few years back the first flowers were pure red like yours, but later the flowers were red + white as they should be for this cultivar.
ReplyDeleteConehead54: Thanks for that information.
Deletelovely flowers.
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