How to plant and care for Salvia (Caradonna)

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'

🌸 Flower 🔁 Perennial

Upright violet-blue flower spikes on dark stems, from early summer. Cut back after flowering for a second flush.

When to plant and care for it

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Flowers

Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.

On planting day
Plant
Plant at the same depth as it was in its pot, 40 cm apart, and firm in.
0–1 days after “Plant”
Water In Well
Give a full can of water, then keep moist for the first few weeks while roots establish.
7–14 days after “Water In Well”
Mulch Around the Base
Spread 5 cm of compost or bark around the plant, keeping it off the stems.

March
Cut Down in Spring
Cut last year's growth to the ground as new shoots appear.
June
In Flower
First flush of flowers — a bee magnet. Take a photo.
July
Cut Back for Second Flush
When the first flowers fade, cut the stems back to the leafy base to get a second round of flowers.