Bright red salvia flowers decorate flower beds and lawns in parks, gardens, courtyards and summer cottages in summer. It is impossible to imagine a flower garden without this beautiful lush plant, which blooms for a long time and is completely unpretentious in care. Even a beginner in floriculture can cope with growing salvia in his garden.

In nature, salvia is a perennial plant, but in our gardens it is grown as an annual or biennial. Some varieties can easily overwinter in not very cold and snowy winters and bloom the next year.

Salvia bushes can grow up to a meter in height. They have tetrahedral, ascending or erect stems, on which whole or dissected leaves are located oppositely. The leaf blades are dark green above and whitish below.

At the ends of the stems, paniculate or spike-shaped inflorescences up to 20 cm long are formed. They consist of flowers that can be of very different colors. In cultivation, the most commonly grown salvia is sparkling or shiny with bright flowers. Wild species can range in color from white to bright purple.

After flowering, the bush produces fruits consisting of four nuts. After about a month, salvia seeds ripen in them, which can be collected and stored. Seeds remain viable for five years.

Varieties and types of salvia - photos

According to biological characteristics and agrotechnical characteristics, the plant is divided into three types.

First group representatives of the American subtropics in our climate are grown as annual plants. They do not tolerate frost and grow well only in moist soils.

Salvia shiny or sparkling - photo

Compact bushes from 20 to 80 cm in height are densely covered with petiolate, ovate, entire, opposite leaves. The leaf blades are light green below and dark green above. Racemose inflorescences from 15 to 25 cm long are collected from large flowers of irregular shape. Each flower has a double perianth and is bright red, pink, purple or white:

1. Salvia sparkling with purple buds is distinguished by its velvety and rich color of flowers. Their petals seem to be pubescent.
2. Varieties with pink flowers do not bloom for very long. They have a velvety pink corolla.
3. Salvia brilliant white has a creamy corolla and does not bloom very densely.
4. Salvia brilliant red is characterized by long flowering and dense inflorescences.

Popular varieties of salvia brilliant among gardeners:

• Sahara;
• Salvator;
• Red Arrows;
• Fire star.

Salvia sparkling begins to bloom in June and continues until frost.

Salvia mealy - photo

The plant, unpretentious in care, is a pyramidal bush with a height of 60 to 90 cm. Its oblong-ovate petiolate leaves are pubescent along the veins. Dark blue or white buds bloom on tall inflorescences. Each inflorescence can produce from 5 to 30 flowers. They bloom in mid-August and bloom until the onset of cold weather.

Popular salvia varieties:

Salvia red – photo

A medium-sized bush with branching and pubescent straight stems from 50 to 70 cm in height. The stems have finely serrated ovate, petiolate leaves along the edges. The leaf blades are bare above and pubescent below. Scarlet-red flowers with a long tube form a loose inflorescence, which can reach from 15 to 30 cm in length. Flowering begins in July and continues until frost.

Popular varieties of red salvia:

1. Sherry blossom is a bush with pink flowers.
2. Lady in Red - the variety is distinguished by bright red flowers and a height of up to 40 cm.

Second group - These are more frost- and drought-resistant types of salvia. They are grown in loose soils rich in mineral fertilizers.

Salvia dandelionifolia

A herbaceous plant with not very branching straight stems and has a basal rosette of leaves. Irregularly serrate, pinnately dissected leaf blades are pubescent below and bare above. Pale pink flowers have a greenish throat covered with purple spots.

Salvia whorled - photo

The bush with pubescent ascending or branching stems is up to 40 cm high, has unusually shaped pubescent, long-petioled leaves and flowers with a lilac-blue corolla. Each plant forms a dense whorl, on which from 5 to 30 buds can form.

Salvia variegated or green - photo

The wild plant has a decorative appearance - Salvia Horminum. This is a bush up to 60 cm high with brightly colored flowers of pink or rich purple. On downy, branching, straight stems, pubescent, oblong-elliptical, petiolate leaves are formed. The inflorescence, up to 30 cm long, consists of approximately six false moutons, the corollas of which are pink.

Third group- this is X Cold-resistant salvia species that grow well in temperate climates can grow in the shade, are unpretentious in care and require shelter only if a snowless winter is expected. They bloom profusely in the second year after planting in open ground.

Salvia lush - photo

A bush with spike-shaped blue-violet inflorescences will grow up to 60 cm in height. Popular varieties:

1. Rose Queen is a dwarf plant with pink flowers.
2. Blue Queen is a dwarf variety with lavender-blue buds.
3. Snow Hill is a bush with white flowers.

Salvia adhesive - photo

A tall plant up to 90 cm high is distinguished by numerous pubescent stems with yellowish-green serrated ovate-triangular leaves. At the end of summer, light yellow flowers bloom on the bush. Flowering continues until the end of autumn.

Salvia oak or forest - photo

A bush with large purple bracts reaches a length of 60 cm. Its sessile upper leaves are smaller in size than the lower petioles. The inflorescences, consisting of false whorls, have two lateral branches. Each whorl consists of approximately six flowers with a violet-blue corolla. The buds bloom at the end of June and bloom until the onset of cold weather. Known varieties:

1. Amethyst is a plant with pink-violet flowers.
2. Plumosa is a bush with dark lavender buds.
3. Mainakht - this variety is distinguished by its violet-blue flower color.

Salvia officinalis or sage - photo

The plant can be classified as a member of the first group of salvia species, since in nature sage grows in the regions of Asia Minor and the Mediterranean. This medicinal plant has been familiar to people for thousands of years and is widely used in cooking, perfumery and medicine.

Sage is distinguished by its height up to 50 cm, purple flowers on vertical inflorescences and silvery oblong leaves. Blooms in mid-summer.

In our gardens, sage is grown as an annual through seedlings.

Growing salvia from seeds

Annual and biennial plants are propagated by seeds, and perennial salvia can additionally be propagated by cuttings and dividing the bush.

When to plant salvia seedlings in 2019?

When to sow salvia? Perennials are sown in the ground in spring or autumn, and salvia seeds are planted for seedlings from mid-February to early March. Salvia sparkling or shiny is grown in seedlings.

Favorable days according to the Lunar calendar for sowing salvia in 2019:

• February: 7, 11, 13, 16 are the best days, but you can sow on 8, 9, 10, 15, 17 and 18. It is not recommended to plant from 3 to 5, 19 and 20.
• March: 10th, 12th, 15th. You cannot sow salvia 5, 6, 21, 31.
• April: from the 7th to the 18th, but the best days are April 7, 11 and 18. Unfavorable days for sowing: April 5 and 19.
• May: sowing - 9, 10, 15, 17. Unfavorable days: May 5 and 19. You can plant salvia seedlings according to the Lunar calendar: May 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 18, 18.
• June: the best days for planting seedlings are the 4th, 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th. It is not recommended to plant on June 3, 11, 17 and 25.

Growing salvia seedlings is done as follows:

• Prepare seedling containers and fill them with loose, moist soil.
• The seeds are planted to a depth of approximately 2 mm, and the plantings are sprayed with warm water from a spray bottle.
• The containers are covered with plastic film on top, resulting in the formation of a greenhouse in which the soil will not dry out.
• Crops should be kept warm at a temperature of about +25 degrees. When caring for them, the film is removed every day to ventilate the soil and check its moisture. The drying soil is moistened with a spray bottle.

Seedling care

In about two to four weeks, seedlings will appear. To ensure that the seedlings form a strong root system, the bushes are pricked twice before planting in open ground.

The first picking is made after two true leaves appear on the seedlings. They are planted from each other at a distance of 5 cm, using a larger seedling container.

The seedlings are picked for the second time three weeks after the first picking procedure. In this case, each bush will need an individual pot with a diameter of 10-12 cm.

In order for the plants to bush better, when the third or fourth true leaf appears, their tops are pinched.

In mid-spring, at night, the seedlings are exposed to a closed loggia with an air temperature of up to +10 degrees. In this way, the plants are hardened off and prepared for planting in open ground. If there is no loggia, hardening can be done by ventilating the room or by taking the seedlings outside during the day in warm weather.

A flower bed is prepared for the plants, located in a well-lit area, otherwise their flowering will be poor. Only salvia adhesive can grow in partial shade.

When to plant salvia in open ground?

Seedlings are planted in early June, when the temperature reaches above zero even at night. Before planting, prepare holes with a distance 25-30 cm apart from each other. The soil should be permeable, sandy and light, rich in humus and lime.

The bottom of the hole is filled with humus, after which a bush is placed on it along with a lump of earth. The roots are covered with soil and watered.

How to grow salvia?

The plant is unpretentious and does not require special care throughout the season. But you need to know some nuances of its cultivation:

Care after flowering

Salvia blooms from early summer until frost. Each species has its own flowering lines. If you trim the forest salvia and feed it as soon as it has finished blooming, then at the end of summer you can expect new buds to form.

Perennial salvias are pruned after flowering, and the soil around them is covered with mulch. Be sure to cover the growing points with garden compost. Young plants are additionally covered with dry leaves or spruce branches.

Diseases and pests

Salvia is rarely affected by diseases, and the pests that can live on it are mites, aphids, thrips or whiteflies. Snails and slugs love to eat the tender foliage of the plant.

Pests are destroyed by spraying the bushes with special insecticidal preparations. Slugs or snails are collected by hand.

Bright salvia flowers go well with decorative foliage and flowering plants. They can be used to create multi-tiered flower beds and flower beds with complex floral patterns. The unpretentiousness of flowers allows them to be planted in parks and city flower beds. Salvia can be planted in a garden container or box and used to decorate a balcony. In the garden it can be grown almost anywhere, the main thing is to show your imagination.

In this article we will talk about salvia and its varieties, learn how to properly propagate and care for the plant. Let's learn how to get rid of salvia pests and the medicinal properties of this plant.

Did you know? Salvia (Sage) is translated from Latin as “promoting health.” Another name for sage is salvia.

Varieties and types of salvia

Salvia belongs to the Lamiaceae family, which has about 900 species worldwide. This plant is found in temperate regions. Salvia prefers sunny places such as meadows, fields, wastelands and light forests.

In common parlance, the medicinal plant was called sage, and the decorative flowers were called salvia. Plants are divided into heat-loving and cold-resistant plants.

Cold-resistant species include the following flowers:

is an ornamental plant that blooms with blue flowers of different shades in early summer. Based on this species, several more hybrids were created: Schneehugel, Rose Queen, Blauhugel.

is a cold-resistant plant that is very famous for its varieties of purple and pink flowers, namely Caradonna and Schwellenburg.

– purple, pink or white flowers that bloom in summer. The most famous variety is Haematodes.

- an ornamental plant with lilac flowers. Blooms from July to autumn. A famous variety is Purple Rain.

– ornamental and medicinal plant.

is an ornamental plant that blooms with small light blue flowers from July to mid-October.

– The plant originates from Japan and blooms from August to October with yellow flowers.

Heat-loving salvias include the following species:

– a heat-loving plant, comes from South America. It grows up to 2 m in height and has blue flowers. Flowering begins in late summer and continues until mid-autumn.

– annual, blooms from June until the onset of frost. The color of the plant is orange-red to dark purple.

is a heat-loving biennial native to South America. Flowering begins in late summer. Color: white, pink and red. The most popular types are Lady in Red and Forest Fire.

- an ornamental plant with purple flowers. Flowering in May-June. It is similar to sage and is used in cooking.

– an ornamental plant, blooms from summer to autumn. Color – bright blue. The most famous variety is Victoria.

- a shrub that came from Mexico. Bright red flowers appear in mid-summer until the end of the first frost.

– a tall plant that appears in late summer. Color – scarlet. Salvia is used in desserts or fruit cocktails because they have an unusual fruity aroma. Famous varieties are Scarlet Pineapple and Tangerine Sage.

- a Mexican plant with black flowers that are half hidden in a silvery calyx.

9. Salvia clary (clary sage)- a perennial whose flowering continues in spring and summer. Color: creamy-lilac, pink or blue. Clary sage is used to make essential oils that are used in medicine and perfumery.

is a Mexican heat-loving plant that blooms from summer to mid-autumn. Color – bright blue. Well-known varieties are Cambridge Blue and Blue Angel.

is a Texas plant that blooms from late summer through fall. Color – red. This variety is little known to gardeners.

Growing and care

Growing salvia is not a difficult task. This plant loves well-groomed and moderately moist soil. You should remember when to plant sage. The timing of sowing salvia depends on the variety, but the best time for planting is February-March. Salvia begins to bloom 4-5 months after sowing.

Preparing soil and containers for sowing

First you need to prepare a box for seedlings. The most common one – wooden – will do. The bottom is covered with expanded clay and soil mixture so that about 2 cm remains to the top. After this, the substrate is generously moistened and, covered with glass, left overnight.

Preparing and sowing seeds

You should remember how to plant salvia seeds correctly so that the plant grows into luxurious bushes with beautiful flowers. Salvia seeds are small, and to facilitate sowing they are mixed with sand. The grains are sown on the surface of the ground. Then they should be moistened with warm water from a spray bottle and sprinkled with a thin layer of soil 1-2 mm, after which the soil is moistened again and the top of the box is covered with glass. You should adhere to the optimal temperature – +25°C.

Seedling care

Caring for salvia seedlings is very simple. After the seeds have sprouted, the box is exposed to the sun. Daylight hours for seedlings are 12 hours. The soil should not be over-moistened, but it should not remain dry either. Excessive watering leads to blackleg disease (rotting of the base of the stem). If the disease is noticed, the glass should be removed and the soil should be sprinkled with dry sand.

Fertilizer for salvia is very useful. It should be carried out twice before planting in open ground. When the seedlings have leaves, this means they can be transplanted into separate pots. After transplantation, the salvia is watered and the pot is covered with paper.

Watering, fertilizing and picking

Your next task is to grow seedlings with a good root system. This will help salvia quickly take root in the new soil. Don't forget about picking sage. To do this, seedlings are picked twice. The first time is when three true leaves appear. The sprouts are transplanted into other boxes at a distance of 6 cm from each other. The second time occurs three weeks after the first pick. The sprouts are planted in pots with a diameter of 12 cm.

When 3-4 pairs of leaves appear, you should start pinching the salvia. This will provide you with dense bushes. From April, the sprouts need to begin to be hardened. To do this, the night temperature is lowered to 10°C.

Planting in open ground

When the threat of spring frosts passes, salvias are planted in open ground in a permanent place. Salvias love sunny places and nutritious soil. The distance between plants should be 25-30 cm. Before planting, the planting site should be fertilized with humus. After planting, the plants should be promptly removed from the weeds and fed with mineral fertilizers.

It is not necessary to water the plant regularly, but in the summer heat, salvia may suffer from a lack of moisture. If it begins to wither, wait until evening and water the plant. This will return it to its original appearance.

Plant pruning

Pruning stimulates shoot growth. Salvia takes root easily, so it should be pruned so that the branch can take root. This procedure should be carried out in autumn or spring. You need to cut off woody shoots, leaving a few centimeters for the buds and young greenery. It is necessary to cut at an angle with a clean knife. Perennial salvia needs pruning annually. Also, do not forget about such a procedure as picking salvia, because this is what will provide you with a gorgeous large bush.

Did you know? It used to be believed that if you plant sage in your garden, it will prolong your life.

Most often, they buy already grown salvia with blooming flowers. But seeds produce more interesting varieties than those grown in pots. If your windows face the southeast, southwest or south, feel free to grow this plant yourself. The plant can be propagated in four ways: seeds, cuttings, air layering and dividing the bush.

Seeds

Propagating salvia by seeds does not require special knowledge or effort.

You must not miss the favorable moment to collect seeds, as they quickly crumble. As soon as the lower flowers turn brown, the shoots selected for seeds are cut off and placed in a separate box for ripening.

During the breeding process, you should be careful and attentive. Seedlings can be sown before winter, and in the spring the seedlings can be planted in a permanent place. But, unfortunately, this method does not always give results, since the seeds do not survive the winter for various reasons. It is best to carry out propagation in the spring and at home. To do this, soil is poured into a small box and seeds are sown in it. For initial transplantation, after the appearance of adult leaves, small pots are suitable. In the first days of summer, young salvias can already be planted in the ground. The soil should be sandy and fertile.

Important! Salvia crosses easily, so it is worth planting different varieties in different areas.

Cuttings

Propagating salvia by cuttings is not very difficult. To do this, you need to cut cuttings about 10-15 cm long. It is best to do this in the evening. The cuttings are rooted in a container of water, protected from sunlight. Leaves that wither on the cuttings should be removed.

Roots appear after two weeks. Planting should be done a week after the roots appear. Place immediately in a permanent place. During the first days, it is better to shade the plant from the sun, water and spray the leaves frequently.

Air layering

Propagating salvia by air layering is quite simple. The branch of the plant is pressed to the ground and secured with a metal bracket. New roots will sprout after a few months, and the branch can be cut off from the main bush. Then, together with a lump of earth, using a scoop, it can be transplanted to a new place.

Dividing the bush

This procedure is recommended to be carried out at the end of August or beginning of September. This type of propagation is more suitable for perennial plants. The soil needs to be dug well and prepared with fertilizers. Remember that if you plant plants too densely and close together, the bushes will stretch out in height and there will be few flowers on them. If you plant salvia rarely, the bushes will grow wider. The optimal distance is 45-50 cm between rows and 20-25 cm between bushes.

Medicinal properties of salvia

Dried sage herb is a traditional folk remedy for illnesses. But several types of sage have beneficial properties - medicinal, clary, Ethiopian and Spanish. Other types also have medicinal properties, but they are not as pronounced as those given above.

Did you know? During the plague, salvia was considered the number one remedy for treating and restoring the body.

Salvia leaves have anti-inflammatory, disinfectant and hemostatic properties.

The plant is used as a rinse for the following ailments:

• Bleeding and inflammation of the gums;
• Stomatitis;
• Bronchitis;
• Angina;
• Catarrh of the upper respiratory tract.

Salvia is also used for profuse sweating, diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis, atherosclerosis, radiculitis and gynecological diseases.

Foreign doctors recommend using sage for ulcers, gastritis, liver and kidney disease, gastrointestinal inflammation and for the treatment of festering wounds. Leaves and tops of sage stems should be collected during budding.

They are then dried and used in folk medicine or in the manufacture of cosmetics. Sage has a strong odor and bitter taste.

Main pests and diseases of salvia

Diseases and pests of leaves and stems: symptoms and treatment

Most often, salvia leaves and stems are damaged by snails and slugs. The fight against them is very simple. Pests are removed mechanically.

Also others salvia pests spoil the appearance of the leaves and stems of the plant. For example, aphids. This insect feeds on juices rich in carbohydrates and needs the amino acids found in them. At the same time, it releases a large amount of honeydew. This attracts other types of insects.

Aphids are one of the most harmful garden pests.

An aphid looks something like this:

Aphids settle on leaves and suck the juices from fresh greens. In addition, this insect can carry viral infections - galls. They weaken salvia and lead to the death of the plant.

Among the diseases of salvia, downy mildew can be distinguished. The causative agents are pseudofungi-oomycetes.

Symptoms of the lesion are very similar to those of powdery mildew. But on the leaves, a white coating forms on the underside of the leaf, and yellow or brown spots appear on the top. Leaves dry out or rot.

The disease develops most often on plants that grow in damp areas. In order to neutralize this disease, the plant should be sprayed with copper preparations.

Diseases and pests of flowers: symptoms and treatment

Thrips are small insects that love to feed on crops. They enter apartments through windows. Thrips cause pollen shedding and reduce the flowering period of salvia.

In order to check whether a plant is infected with these insects, just pick a few flowers and shake them over black paper.

In order to get rid of this pest, two or three treatments should be carried out every 10 days. This should be done with systemic insecticides.

Diseases and pests of roots: symptoms and treatment Most often, salvia roots are susceptible to diseases called black leg and root rot. These diseases are caused by soil-dwelling fungi: Fusarium, Pythium or Phytophthora.

To avoid this problem, it is worth changing the soil before each new planting and feeding the seedlings with microelements.

There are also active biological preparations: narcissus, zircon and immunocytophyte. This increases the plant's resistance. When rot appears, spray the soil and plants with chemicals: Previkur, Ridomil and Topsin-M. If you do not want to spoil your plants with chemicals, we recommend watering the plant and soil with a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate.

Preventative pest control measures

To destroy pests or diseases in open ground, you can spray with tobacco decoction, mixing it with 4 g of green soap per 1 liter of decoction.

Now that we know everything about salvia, with peace of mind we can begin to grow this beautiful plant ourselves at home. We looked at how to properly plant and care for salvia, and also learned about the healing properties of this plant. Don’t forget about pests, which need to be dealt with promptly.

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Every year, summer brings a lot of warmth to the earth, which all plants without exception so need. It is necessary for flowering and ripening of seeds that are destined to replace the previous generation. Salvia at this stage of development is presented in the form of a panicle of tubular flowers, which in the midst of summer begin to pollinate the well-known insects with long proboscis. These flowers cannot but delight the gardener who decided to plant them on the site. However, this matter is quite complex and not known to everyone, so many people often make mistakes.

Origin and cultivation of salvia

A photo of a plant may cause surprise, because it is unfamiliar to ordinary summer residents. However, experts are well aware of its features.

Salvia is a close relative of sage, which represent the Lamiaceae family. If you try to translate the name of the plant, it will be clear about its purpose - to be healthy. Sage belongs to a group of traditional plants, the beneficial properties of which people learned many centuries ago. Back in the days of Ancient Egypt, it was used to combat various ailments. Salvia is one of the decorative forms that, like sage, originated from common ancestors. However, in European countries it has long been customary to identify salvia and sage.

From the moment when people first learned about the existence of the plant, it began to be actively cultivated in a variety of forms. Salvia is most abundant in the wild in America and Europe. The Salvia genus is quite numerous and includes over 900 different varieties. There are quite interesting types on this list, for example, the hallucinogenic variety. This is a very light-loving plant that grows best in light soils.

In recent years in cities Salvia is often used to decorate streets, which can be explained by a number of reasons:

For quite a long time, gardeners around the world have been practicing growing salvia at home. They are attracted to this perennial plant not only by the bright scarlet color of the panicles, but also by the rich color palette. If you wish, you can arrange a multi-level planting, if you use salvia species of a certain height. However, in order for this plant to retain its beautiful flowers for as long as possible, it is necessary to approach the process of growing seedlings correctly.

Salvia: photos of flowers, seedlings when to plant?

Considering that at least 4 months must pass from the emergence of seedlings before salvia begins to bloom, it is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings of this annual in February or early March. To purchase the seeds of this ornamental plant, you can contact a specialized store or collect them yourself. For this it is necessary wait for the flowers to wilt and fall off, and after 50 days you can collect fully ripened seeds. This planting material is suitable for sowing over the next five years.

Caring for salvia flower seedlings

When the seeds begin to hatch, you need to do everything necessary so that the plants do not begin to stretch into a thread and die. This usually happens if the sprouts are kept in a shaded place or room where it occurs at night. strong rise in temperature. In this case, the plants need to be sprinkled with additional soil to protect them from falling.

You need to be very careful when watering, avoiding getting the leaf blade wet. This period is one of the most important when growing salvia seedlings from seeds. To obtain strong seedlings, it is necessary to provide additional lighting at the first stage of planting and maintain a low temperature.

Salvia seedlings are picked at the moment when the seedlings form at least two true leaves. During transplantation it is necessary deepen the shoots to the first cotyledon leaves. For the first time, the plants are transplanted into a common container, placing them no closer than 5 cm from each other. The second time, the seedlings are picked a month later, using individual cups. They must be filled with high-quality soil mixture; seedlings must be replanted with a sufficient amount of earthen ball, since they will have to grow for at least one and a half months.

It is possible to understand whether there is a need to apply fertilizers when growing seedlings only over time. If it is clear that the seedlings are growing very slowly, then it would be useful to fertilize with mineral compositions for flowers, which should be applied in small quantities. However, the main thing that needs to be understood is that every time a transplant is carried out, the plants are planted in containers with fertile soil.

The formation of 3-4 pairs of true leaves in seedlings is signal for pinching the top. This operation will help speed up the formation of axillary shoots. At this stage of the seedlings' life cycle, they must be spaced at certain intervals to prevent shading. In the last days of April, you need to lower the night temperature to 10 degrees, which will help better prepare salvia for planting in open ground.

You can get high-quality salvia seedlings from seeds if you follow the following recommendations:

• the soil used for growing seedlings must be fertile and the seeds must be of high quality;
• it is imperative to maintain optimal temperature and lighting conditions, taking into account each specific growth period;
• constantly monitor the condition of the earth clod and moisten it if necessary;
• Pinching plants at the moment when it is required for salvia.

Planting salvia seedlings in the ground

Before transplanting this perennial plant into open ground, it is necessary find a suitable place for a flower bed. Mandatory requirements that the site must satisfy are the presence of good lighting, light fertile soil with excellent moisture capacity. You can increase the splendor of flowering by adding instant phosphorus-potassium fertilizers to the soil. Before transferring the seedlings into the holes, add a handful of ash, a spoonful of superphosphate and a liter of well-rotted organic matter.

Planting is carried out using the transshipment method, the plants themselves need to go a little deeper. After watering, for which warm water must be used, the plants need to create artificial shade for a couple of days so that they can take root, if it is not possible to transplant in cloudy weather.

Conclusion

Salvia is a worthy decoration for any garden. However, to grow it, you need to spend a lot of time and effort growing seedlings. This technique allows you to obtain strong and hardened plants that easily take root in open ground. But this event can be successful only if all conditions are met. The most important thing is to properly prepare for growing seedlings, since it is this that determines the future quality of the plants.

Salvia splendor flower

Salvia: growing these flowers in the country can perhaps be classified as exclusive floriculture.

Since ancient times, this flower (in Latin - sage) has been called life prolonging. Its homeland is considered to be Southern Europe, where this plant is nicknamed the “sacred herb.”

Salvia, or the more familiar name for us - sage, was very highly valued for its medicinal properties.

Hippocrates even called him “the savior of life.” Even the ancient Egyptians appreciated this flower for its rejuvenating properties and ability to influence the ability to bear children.

After bloody wars or epidemics, women were recommended to season their food with sage to increase their ability to conceive. Egyptian doctors endowed salvia with magical properties. Sage infusion is used as an effective remedy for treating coughs, toothaches, and colds.

Varieties

Divinorum - This variety of sage is often called the herb of soothsayers. This perennial does not tolerate frost.

It has also recently been included in the list of prohibited plants, as it has a strong hallucinogenic effect. Growing Salvia Divinorum in the countryside is prohibited by law.

Salvia brilliant (or sparkling) are bright red, fairly common annual flowers that will decorate any flower bed.

The height of the flowers is up to 50 cm; in warm countries it grows as a perennial; in our country it is grown as an annual plant. There are varieties of salvia with pink, white, and purple flowers.

Salvia: growing seedlings

Salvia reproduces by seeds, like cosmos.

To increase the flowering time of flowers.
Growing from seeds is not a simple process. Salvia seedlings are planted in early March, focusing on the gardener’s lunar calendar. Sage seeds should be sown superficially in moist soil, or to a depth of two millimeters.

To ensure that the soil is always moist at first, you can cover the sowing with glass on top. Water the seedlings with a spray bottle, avoiding washing out the seeds. Shoots will appear after two to four weeks. Salvia shoots are small and very tender. If the shoots are dense, you need to very carefully thin the shoots, preferably with tweezers, so as not to damage the neighboring ones. At first they grow slowly.

If the sprouts are thin and very elongated, it is better to sprinkle moist soil under the sprouts and carefully press the soil around the sprout.

When real leaves appear, then the sprouts become more tenacious, stronger and no longer require so much care. It will be possible to plant it in open ground after the last spring frost, since salvia cannot withstand low temperatures.

Plant care

Salvia: growing it in the country is quite a difficult task, since it is a rather capricious plant that requires constant attention and care:

• It needs sunny, wind-protected places to grow, but it also tolerates shade well.
• soil rich in humus, loamy, moisture-absorbing. Salvia gravitates towards an acidic environment. The best soil composition for it is light soil fertilized with peat, with the addition of sand.
• regular weeding and surface loosening of the soil.

Flowering. Salvia blooms from June until the onset of autumn frosts. With such long flowering it will bring a lot of joy to gardeners.

Watering produced as needed. But the plant does not tolerate stagnant water.
Fertilizers. During the growing season, salvia should be fed several times. Complex, . The first time feeding is given at the beginning of seedling growth, the second time - during the budding period. For better seedling growth use.

Pests. The plant is afraid of the following pests: mites, aphids and thrips. But salvia is rarely affected by diseases.

Cultivation in the country should be carried out adhering to a certain principle - salvia is a dominant flower, so it does not need companions.

It was created specifically for single compositions.

They will create a unique aroma at the dacha.

Good luck, gardeners!