Salvia x superba Merleau Rose flowers in its first year and has a very compact, branched growth and an excellent pot performance.
Salvia x superba Merleau Rose
Technical information
- Novelty Characteristic:
- First year flowering, very compact branched growth, excellent pot performance.
- Colour:
- Rose to purplish rose
- Flower:
- Double; 0.5 cm
- Flowering Period:
- June to September
- Type:
- Perennial, O.P., Diploid
- Use:
- Bedding and Pot Plant
- Plant:
- Upright, compact, branched; height 25 cm; spread 12-15 cm
- Growing:
Sow in wk 10-12 at 18 °C in normal, moist, thin cover. Cover with plastic for germ. Transplant into pots wk 14-16, 1 plant per pot. Grow at 15 °C.
- Planting:
- Plant out in full sun in July. Container 10-11cm. Grow outdoors in pots, moist not too wet. Depending on climate, protection in 1st wks. pH 6 - 6.5 balances but high liquid fertilisation.
Registration details
- Breeder:
- Syngenta Flowers
- Entry number:
- 31/02
- Protection Period:
- 20 years
- Expiry Date:
- 2022-12-31