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Today’s new plant, a yellow leaved form of the pineapple sage, combines a wide range of attractions. * The foliage is bright yellow, with a green tint, but rarely seems to fade to completely green * The foliage is intensely pineapple scented * Scarlet flowers appear late in the season * It’s vigorous...
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It's that season when the seed companies are announcing their new introductions for next year. Some are genuinely new, some are not so new. One that especially caught my eye is from Dobies Seeds , it's the new pink form of one of our favourite salvias - Salvia patens . This rose pink form is...
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Derek Jarman at Hayloft Plants just emailed to tell me about the newcomers in their latest catalogue. Salvia greggii ‘Icing Sugar’ looks one of the best. Recalling the bicoloured flowers of Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’, the two-tone purple flowers of ‘Icing Sugar’ are carried on bushy, twiggy plants...
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