Salvia 'Penny's Smile'
(Sage 'Penny's Smile')
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial, sub-shrub
Hybrid Parents - A seedling of Salvia 'Silke's Dream'
Origin - Raised in Britain
Discovered By - Raised by Robin Middleton, a plantsman, gardener and Salvia enthusiast
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 1.2m
Width - 1m
Location - The Wedding Ring Border
Description: A semi-Evergreen sub-Shrubby Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Aromatic, pale to mid-green leaves are ovate to heart-shaped and have a wrinkled texture. Bright coral-pink flowers are 2-lipped with one small upper lip that is covered in fine hair and a much larger and broader lower lip. The Blooms are held in whorl-like Racemes and produced over a long period (with deadheading) from late spring into late autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Bright coral-pink flowers are 2-lipped with one small upper lip covered in fine hair, and one much larger and broader lower lip. Each flower has a green calyx that is tinged with deep purple. The blooms are held in whorl-like racemes and produced from late May to November.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: 2-lipped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Aromatic, pale to mid-green leaves are ovate to Cordate in shape with a wrinkled texture. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to cordate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.