Salvia microphylla ‘Cerro Potosí’

This tough salvia has been holding its own in the garden in quite heavy soil for the past five years where it is sandwiched between a Cornus controversa ‘Candlelight’ and a clump of Hemerocallis. Come spring it looks a little sad, but with a light prune to tidy it up and encourage new growth, it quietly recovers and goes on to produce a wonderful show through the summer well into autumn. The vivid, magenta flowers are small but numerous and carried on stiff twigs well above the scented foliage. AGM.

Height 1.3m. Origin Mexico. Conditions Any rich soil that is not saturated; full sun. Hardiness RHS H4. Season Summer – autumn.