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Amethyst Lips

Salvia [Amethyst Lips] ('Dyspurp')

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Discover the enchanting Amethyst Lips Salvia, an easy-to-grow perennial that bursts with delicate pink, purple, and white blooms from June through August. This hardy, evergreen clump-former thrives in sunny borders and coastal gardens, reaching a graceful 90cm height, and rewards you with a lovely medium scent plus year-round attractive green foliage. Perfect for cottage gardens and low-maintenance landscapes, this versatile beauty adapts to various soils and makes an ideal mid-border specimen at an affordable price point.

A CLOSER LOOK

Plant details.

LifecyclePerennial
HabitBushy
ScentMedium, Aromatic foliage
Foliage typeEvergreen

Suitability: Borders, Coastal gardens, Cottage gardens, Gravel gardens, Pots, City and courtyard gardens, Wall-side borders
Position: Border | Middle, Container Garden
Light: Full sun
Soil moisture: Free draining, Moist
Soil acidity: Neutral, Acid, Alkaline
Soil type: Chalk, Loam, Sandy
Hardiness: H4 [-10 to -5ºC] Hardy | Average winter
Time to maturity: 2–5 Years
Exposure: Sheltered
Mature height: 0.5–1 m
Mature spread: 0.5–1 m
Foliage colour: Green
Flower colour: Pink, Purple, White
Growing skill: Easy
Genus: Salvia
Aspect: South, West
Drought resistance: Drought Resistance

Through the seasons

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Flowering

Jun–Aug

In leaf

All year

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Growing conditions+

Position: Full sun. Soil: Moist but well-drained or Well-drained.

Winter hardiness+

RHS rating: H4 (UK growing conditions). See the source profile for cultivation advice.

Plant information sources+

Growing details checked against the sources below. Ultimate size depends on growing conditions.

RHS · Salvia [Amethyst Lips] ('Dyspurp')

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