SALVIA "BONFIRE"
This is one of the most popular of bedding plants, producing bright, showy patches of brilliant colour over a long period from midsummer onwards. Even when the flowers drop, the bracts retain their brilliant scarlet for several weeks. The plants are very effective when planted by themselves in beds, especially if they have a background of green, such as an evergreen hedge or a lawn. The plants require an open sunny situation and a good rich loamy soil. Water should be supplied liberally during dry weather. Salvias respond to liberal treatment and when established, provided they are in full sun, will flower freely until cut down by frost. Seedlings may be put out now—in fact it is safe to plant from the beginning of November, but not being quite hardy they will not stand any frost.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 138, 8 December 1938, Page 30
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138SALVIA "BONFIRE" Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 138, 8 December 1938, Page 30
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