Salvia x jamensis Hot Lips is a cheerful, long flowering perennial with distinctive red and white bicolour blooms that appear from early summer right into autumn. The colours often shift with temperature, giving a lively and ever changing display above neat, aromatic foliage. Hot Lips is perfect for sunny borders, gravel gardens, pots and naturalistic planting schemes, where its bright blooms attract bees and other pollinators throughout the season. Its tidy, branching habit adds movement and steady colour to summer displays.
Sunlight position:
Full sun
Eventual height and spread:
Height 70 cm, Spread 60 cm
Soil type:
Well drained soil
This plant is supplied as a young perennial plug around 3 to 5 cm in size. These smaller plants grow on quickly once planted and usually take around eight to twelve weeks to reach the size of a typical 9 cm growers pot. When your young plant arrives, unpack it straight away, water gently, and place it in a bright, sheltered spot for a short time while it settles. Plant out or pot on as soon as possible, keeping the soil moist while the roots establish. Once settled, it will grow into a healthy, long lasting perennial for your garden.
