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A striking addition to a Mediterranean or courtyard garden, it can tolerate coastal conditions too. Bees adore it. Long flowering, just snip out spent flowers above a pair of unflowered stems and leaves, to initiate their flowering. It thrives in a light, moderately rich soil that is free draining but remains moist. 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Low maintenance and very hardy, it is much beloved by bees. Remove faded flower spikes to encourage further flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrown for the intense blue colour of its long lasting flowers, it looks fabulous planted in groups towards the front of the border, where it will both draw the eye and add vertical structure. Grow it in containers around a favourite sunny bench where you can enjoy it's scent plus vibrant display. An iconic cottage garden plant, it performs best in any thin, reasonably fertile, damp but well drained soil in sun or partial shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight x Spread: 60cm x 60cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardys Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre","offer_id":52922086195542,"sku":"105109","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"salvia-x-sylvestris-rose-queen","title":"Salvia x sylvestris 'Rose Queen'","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Rose Queen' is a bushy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalvia\u003c\/em\u003e, boasting lots of flower spikes with closely packed vivid, rose pink flowers that open from dark reddish-pink buds, with neat, green foliage smelling of sage. Bees will flock to this low maintenance plant. 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A staple ingredient of any cottage garden, it also makes a good choice for a gravel garden or planted in containers around a sunny terrace. This plant will grow in any fairly fertile soil, with some richness and moisture, in full sun or partial shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight x Spread: 60cm x 60cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardys Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre","offer_id":52922086261078,"sku":"97432","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Litre","offer_id":53643710824790,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/4928\/0598\/files\/Salvia_xsylvestris_RoseQueen.jpg?v=1776970192"},{"product_id":"salvia-atriplicifolia-little-spire-pbr-pe","title":"Salvia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' PBR (Pe)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis compact cultivar of Russian Sage has sensational pure white stems bearing grey-green deeply divided foliage which has an attractive scent. 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