Plant name: Salvia elegans
Other names: Scarlet Pineapple
Category: Perennial grass
Plant family: Lamiaceae
Light preference: Full sun
Soil preference: Chalk, loam, sand. Acid, Alkaline, Neutral. Moist but well-drained/well-drained.
Flowering/fruiting month: December- May
Size:
- 0.5-1 metres height
- 0.1-0.5 meters spread
Description: 'Scarlet Pineapple' is a bushy sub-shrub to 90cm tall, with light green, ovate leaves strongly pineapple-scented, and tubular scarlet flowers 3cm long in short spikes in winter and spring
Care: Once established, most evergreen shrubs are fairly low maintenance and need little or no regular pruning. Pruning, when required, is generally carried out in mid to late spring.
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