Salvia x jamensis 'Nachtvlinder'

I am not going to cry... 😢 I did get close but gave myself a stern talking to #salvia-cuttings

Oh what happened Jacqueline😲

I don’t know Elaine. I think maybe we’ve got a vole in the greenhouse. 🤔 Whatever it is, it has just chomped through the stems of all my cuttings that I took in the autumn 😢@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Oh no, that’s awful, I would’ve cried 😭😭

Thank you for your sympathy Sarah! @sieveheadsarah

I did wonder if it might be nice Elsie 🤔 Either way I’m not happy ☹️@auricula

Oh! 😟

Oh, that's sad, I'm so sorry to see this 😥

Sorry Elsie but the most humane thing I do when catching mice is to dispatch them quickly! @auricula

Oh thats a real shame..you’ve obviously got an unwelcome visitor...😕

I was too Jane @pelly

If it's any consolation I got Nachvlinda last year and Neil caught it with the lawn mower, it didn't survive 😥

8 Oct 2019 • I have soooo much catching up to do on here... First off though, advice please 😃 These are my first #salvia-cuttings which I’ve now potted up individually and they are doing great on the kitchen window sill. Can I now put them in my (frost-free🤞) greenhouse? And do I keep nipping them out or should I just leave them to do their own thing? #advice-salvia #advice

I've just done some Amistad and Black and Blue cuttings and they went straight into the greenhouse. The ones I did last year went all winter in an unheated greenhouse 👍👍

Thanks Jane, that’s really useful. The bit of the greenhouse that I insulate and heat is very small so if I don’t have to do that, all the better. Do you pinch them out much or do you think their growth will just slow down once they are in the greenhouse? 🤔 @pelly

I would keep pinching them, otherwise I find they tend to flower, which you don’t want at this stage

It makes a change for me to be giving you advice Jacqueline, you've helped me a lot so it's nice to be able to return the favour at last. 😄 I found the same as Joan @joanboston said and yes they will slow down. I got about a 75% success rate from mine which I was happy with 👍👍

@pelly great idea I will do some cutting of mine as soon as it stops raining 💜👍

It's always worth it Sue, a good insurance policy @suerichards 👍👍

Thanks Joan. One of them has already tried to do that 🙄 @joanboston

Thanks Jane 😘 We all have something to offer and lots to learn, don’t you think 🤔 @pelly

7 Sep 2019 • More #cuttings this time #salvia-nachtvlinder Any tips for success would be welcome as I’ve never done #salvia-cuttings before 🤞🤞🤞

I did some last year with mixed results but I can't remember if I covered them, have you done Jacqueline? 🤔🤔

I have yes Jane. They have a glass dome over them 🤞@pelly

Must get mine done, I haven’t done any yet 😱😱

I covered mine too @pelly @awomanonabike - I’ll probably do mine soon, I think I took mine as late as end of this month so still a little bit of time. Really depends on where you are going to keep them as ideally you want a bit of root on them before it gets too cold otherwise they’ll need a heated propagator to encourage them quicker.

I’ve put mine in the house for now but I’ll pot them up once they have some roots and I was then going to put them in the greenhouse 🤔 @pelly @richard.spicer.7906

I will be doing the same Jacqueline and thanks for the advice Rich @richard.spicer.7906 👍👍

2 Jul 2019 • A new addition...Grown at the National Trust garden at Dunham Massey where I only popped in to meet a friend for a coffee. She bought one too 😉😂 #salvia-nachtvlinder

Can’t blame you Jaqueline I would have too...🙄

I got this earlier in the year and it started flowering........... Neil hit it with the lawn mower 😱😡

Impossible to resist isn’t it?! 🤷‍♀️ @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Oh no! Has it survived? @pelly

I have this one too and love it 😍

I’ve got this one Jacqueline @awomanonabike it’s such a Stunning colour 💜 😍😘

I like the scent too. How did it do over winter Gaby? 🤔❄️ @atomica

Thanks Cyndi 😊 @cyndi

It’s gorgeous isn’t it Suzie. Have you had yours long? I’m wondering if I’ll need to take cuttings for next year or if it will survive the winter 🤔 @jadojado29

Absolutely fine. In fact, I had forgotten where I’d planted it so wasn’t looking out for it and it grew back strongly. I planted it near the house but within the same bed as a more tender salvia which hasn’t done as well. And I agree, the foliage smells like blackcurrant 😋

That’s great to hear Gaby. The only other salvia I have is sage, as I’ve lost more tender ones in the past 😢@atomica