| Description | Rosa Hybrid Tea
Gold Medal Rose has light yellow blooms with a flush of pink on it's edges that are beautifully fragrant.
Available online ONLY - Not in store. | Salvia longistyla x farinacea
One of the smallest of the Salvia family, 'Mystic Spires' produce broad, green leaves with blooms of dark blue atop long stems. Salvia's will bloom throughout the season if deadheaded regularly. Pruning after flowering is finished will ensure strong bushy regrowth for the next season.
Salvia 'Mystic Spires' are suitable for pots, planters and full sun to part shade positions in the garden. Though thought of as a Cottage perennial, they suit a wide range of applications, including mass planting in Modern or Lush & Leafy gardens.
See our Salvia Factsheet here for more about the different Salvia varieties!
For care instructions, features and more, check out Additional Information below | My Yellow Rose
Yellow Roses colouring seeming to denote happiness and sunshine. Deep yellow roses are ideal for creating contrast in the border whereas soft yellow roses blend beautifully with other roses and plants. These roses are usually have a strong Tea fragrance, often with delicious fruity undertones.
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| Content | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous different cultivars have been produced over the last twu centuries, although roses have been grown for millennia before their popularity bloomed. Renowned for their flowers and beauty, they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit. The rose hip can be made into an old fashioned jam. Roses range in size and variety from your standard and bush roses to climbers and weeping varieties. Amongst all their beautiful colours, varieties and fragrances there is bound to be the perfect rose out there for your garden. For more information on selecting and growing roses, visit our Rose Factsheet. | | |
| Additional information | |
| Botanical Name |
Salvia longistyla x farinacea 'Mystic Spires'
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| Other Common Names |
Mystic Spires Blue, Sage
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| Origin |
Central America, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Mediterranean, South America
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| Life Cycle |
Perennial
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| Plant Type |
Perennial Shrub
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| Soil Type |
Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained
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| pH |
Acidic, Neutral
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| Water Requirement |
Low, Moderate
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| Tolerances |
Frost Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant
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| Sunshine |
Afternoon Sun, Full Sun
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| Planting Distance |
3 per metre
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| Best time to plant |
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| Flowering |
Yes
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| Flowering Time |
April, December, February, January, March, May, November, October, September
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| Flower Colour |
Blue
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| Fragrance |
Foliage
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| Foliage Colour |
Green
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| Fruit / Seed |
No
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| Max Height |
0.9m
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| Max Width |
0.4m
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| Growth Speed |
Moderate
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| Prune Me |
after flowering, Annually
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| Size Maintained at |
0.6m
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| Fertilise Me |
December, February, January, November, October, September
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| Fertilizer Frequency |
Monthly, When needed
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| Attracts |
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
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| Toxic To |
Non-toxic
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| Uses |
Window Box, Attracts Butterflies, Borders, Honeybee Food, Mass planting, Pots
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