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Yoke’s Salvia blog The final chapter

Sat 20 / Jul / 2019
Posted on 20.07.2019 | Updated on 14.08.2019 | Added in Yoke’s Salvia Blog Yoke’s Magic Salvias now closed for business! Salvia buchananii  This is one of the best Salvias for growing in a container. A small plant with wonderful, large, furry, magenta flowers, attractive shiny foliage. For more info see…
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Yoke’s Salvia blog Chapter 6

Sun 16 / Jun / 2019
Posted on 16.06.2019 | Added in Yoke’s Salvia Blog Salvia ‘Penny’s Smile’ This is a beautiful Salvia found by my dear friend and Salvia collector, Robin Middleton. See here  It has proved to be a very popular one, now sold by several nurserymen in Britain! It came from seed found…
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Yoke’s Salvia blog Chapter 5

Mon 20 / May / 2019
Posted on 20.05.2019 | Added in Yoke’s Salvia Blog Chapter 5: The Rodbaston Salvias! Salvia ‘Rodbaston Rosy Cheeks’ In the first chapter about  the salvias  I told the story how I became hooked to them and this time I would like to introduce you to all of ‘my’ Rodbaston ones,…
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Yoke’s Salvia blog Chapter 4

Fri 12 / Apr / 2019
Posted on 12.04.2019 | Added in Yoke’s Salvia Blog Salvias: Chapter 4, The Shrubby ones! A border with some of the Shrubby Salvias in the old walled garden at Rodbaston! The most easy, versatile ones for use in sunny borders or pots are which I call the ‘Shrubby, small leaved…
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Yoke’s Salvia blog Chapter 3

Sat 02 / Mar / 2019
Posted on 02.03.2019 | Updated on 14.03.2019 | Added in Yoke’s Salvia Blog Chapter 3: Something about the history on mainly the New World Salvias: Salvia x jamensis ‘Pat Vlasto’ named after one of the pioneer growers of Salvia! Here in Britain we had Pat Vlasto, Beth Chatto, Beryl Davies (from former Probus…
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Yoke’s Salvia blog Chapters 1&2

Fri 01 / Feb / 2019
Posted on 01.02.2019 | Updated on 14.03.2019 | Added in Yoke’s Salvia Blog Chapter 1 Welcome to my new venture: Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’; an example of a red & white funny looking hardy Shrubby Salvia! This year I would like to start a whole new ‘New World Salvia collection’!  First…
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