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A bright variegated form of the purple sage with white leaf margins and occasional moments of magenta enthusiasm. It is not as hardy as the typical form. Writing about the RHS trial of hardy Salvia, Nigel Colborne says: "The subtly variegated 'Tricolor' also receceived an AGM, having looked fresh all summer with its young foliage cream-edged and flushed with purple and pink. As the leaves age, the purplish hues diminish, but the cream markings persist." Trees and Shrubs online says: "Leaves grey-green, veined with yellowish white and pink, darkening to red or rosy-red. Raised in France towards the end of the last century. Probably a sport of the purple sage.S. lavandulifolia Vahl S. hispanorum Lag.; S. officinalis var. hispanorum (Lag.) Benth. – Very closely allied to S. officinalis but with narrower oblong or linear-oblong leaves and the flowering stems not furnished with leaves. Native of Spain, cultivated in European gardens since the 16th century." John Sutton says: "AGM 1996 has mid-blue flowers but is primarily grown for its foliage, which is very aromatic. The leaves are grey-green with broad cream margins. When young they are hairy and have a marked and attractive pink to purple flush which fades as they age. A vigorous plant, it typically reaches a height and spread of 30 by 100cm (1 by 3ft). In particularly cold or exposed conditions, where it may fail to overwinter, it is easily good enough to justify the effort of annual propagation and replanting." |
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| 18th June 2014 | ||
