Salvia aurea | Kirstenbosch
Salvia aurea 'Kirstenbosch' is a tough salvia hailing from South Africa that has aromatic greyish-green foliage and attractive coppery rusty bronze flowers from late spring, early summer and forms a dense shrub. The calyces turn from green to rusty brown after the corollas which are what attracts the insects that pollinate the flowers.
The flowers are excellent for drying and for use in potpourri as they retain their fragrance. The nectar-rich flowers are extremely attractive to butterflies. Relatively slow growing but will eventually reach a height of around about 1 metre by the same in width.
Plants perform best in a sunny position in well-drained soil. They do not need much shaping, but can be shaped after flowering to encourage more flowers.
Synonyms: Salvia africana-lutea 'Kirsten Bosch'
Evereen | Hardy
Height up to about 1.2metres x 1m Wide
Plant size: 2.5 Litres
- Auckland City | $12 minimum
- Middle North Island | $15 minimum
- Rest of North Island | $16 minimum
- South Island | $25 minimum
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- Our freight price is calculated by weight and volume based on pricing provided by NZ Post. For plant orders, you may wish to order the maximum number of plants that will fit in a box to make freight more cost-effective or perhaps share an order with a friend (e.g. In most cases up to 4 standard 1 Litre sized plants can fit in one of our smaller boxes and is the most cost-effective at the lowest shipping rate. However, areas such as Auckland or the Middle North Island may allow up to 12 standard 1 Litre sized plants before the next level shipping rate applied.)
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