Salvia leucantha | Purple Velvet Oven glove 5cm x W 15

5cm x W 15

The best results will be if you plant these in a sunny and well-drained position

the flower heads start out lime-green and mature to a brilliant white and then back to pale green again in late summer and then ageing to a buff colour

Publication date 12 September 2023

show up in any foliage

Salvia leucantha | Purple Velvet Oven glove 5cm x W 15One of our favourite salvia's, salvia leucantha also known as Mexican Bush Sage is prized for its luxurious velvety looking purple flower spikes, that stand proud of the lance shaped leaves which are a lovely grey green. This lovely plant is the recipient of the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Leucantha is easy to grow, thrives in full sun but will also tolerate a bit of partial shade and is happy in average garden soil. It