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- Q.Can I Make Some Bath Salts With Blue Salvia? - Here is photo below. I raised these myself, so there are no chemicals on them. Thanks in advance ...
- Q.Cutting Back Red Salvia For Winter - I have read that salvia is a perennial and can be cut back for the winter. Is this true for ...
- Q.Are Salvias Annual Or Perennial? Are Agastache Perennial? - I have grown both for the first time from plug plants. I need the space for winter flowers but ...
- Q.Is This Salvia - If so is consumption dangerous?
- Q.How To Rid My Salvia Plants Of Leaf Eating Bugs? - The bottom leaves all have little holes in them.
- Q.SALVIA CARE - How to care for Salvia?
- Q.Salvia Farinacea` - Hye. I'm from Malaysia. As here we're in tropical climate, does salvia farinacea fit to be planted here?
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October 6, 2019Q.Can I make some bath salts with blue salvia?
Here is photo below. I raised these myself, so there are no chemicals on them. Thanks in advance for your help.
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 7, 2019
Certified ExpertA.What a cute garden! The salvia looks like mealycup sage. I didn't find it in any references for using herbs in bath teas, salts, or aromatherapy. Suggested plants were lavender, chamomile, rose, pepperment and rosemary, for example. You can consult an herbalist for a more definitive list.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/hgen/medicinal-herb-plants.htm
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
October 8, 2019Q.cutting back red salvia for winter
I have read that salvia is a perennial and can be cut back for the winter. Is this true for winters in Massachusetts and if so what procedure do I use to cut.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 10, 2019
Certified ExpertA.There are some salvias hardy in zone 5 such as salvia azurea but there are lots more that are annuals or tender perennials. You would need to know what variety of salvia you have and look up its hardiness zone. Any salvia can be cut back in late summer for a new flush of blooms in fall.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/salvia/growing-different-salvia-types.htm
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October 11, 2019Q.Are salvias annual or perennial? Are agastache perennial?
I have grown both for the first time from plug plants. I need the space for winter flowers but am not sure if I should dig them up or leave them. Both have a large healthy root ball.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 15, 2019
Certified ExpertA.There are annual and perennial varieties of salvia so it depends on what variety you have.
Agastache is perennial in colder zones and most likely is perennial in your location. So I wouldn't pull it out.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/hyssop/growing-agastache.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/salvia/growing-different-salvia-types.htm
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January 19, 2020Q.Is this Salvia
If so is consumption dangerous?
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GKH_Susan on
January 20, 2020
Certified ExpertA.No, it isn't. It is Verbena bonariensis. All Salvia will have that typical "sage" smell. Once the plant is scratched, there will be no doubt that it is a sage. I would not eat it.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/verbena/common-verbena-plant-varieties.htm
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Anonymous on
May 12, 2020Q.How to rid my salvia plants of leaf eating bugs?
The bottom leaves all have little holes in them.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 15, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Here are some natural pesticides you can use:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/what-are-organic-pesticides.htm
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reggieut on
May 29, 2020
77494Q.SALVIA CARE
How to care for Salvia?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 29, 2020
Certified ExpertA.If you have a specific salvia, do a search for it on gardeningknowhow.com. Otherwise, here are general instructions:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/salvia/growing-different-salvia-types.htm
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shahzrulreezal on
May 31, 2020
85000Q.Salvia Farinacea`
Hye. I'm from Malaysia. As here we're in tropical climate, does salvia farinacea fit to be planted here?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 31, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Salvias do well in hot, dry conditions, so it should do well.
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/salvia/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/salvia/blue-salvia-growing-conditions.htm
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