Salvia to Symphytum

Salvia patens 'Blue Angel'

Salvia 'Blue Angel'

Electrifying blue hooded flowers with open mouths form along the upright stems. Striking planted in borders and containers. Half hardy perennial, can be treated as an annual. In colder areas, lift plants in the autumn to overwinter in a...

Salvia patens 'Regal Blue'

Salvia 'Regal Blue'

Easy to grow plant with exquisite regal blue colour and graceful character, with 6cm (2in) tubular flowers. Ideal in flower beds, pots and patio containers, set in a sunny and warm location. Height 30-36in (75-90cm).

Sanguisorba minor ssp. muricata

Burnet, Salad

Very attractive plant with decorative leaf formation. Cucumber flavoured leaves used in salads and sauces. Green throughout the winter. Habitat: chalk grassland. Ht 30cm

Saponaria ocymoides 'Tumbling Red'

Saponaria 'Tumbling Red'

Masses of tiny pink flowers are produced on gently cascading plants to give a frothy effect in summer rockeries. Height 12in (30cm); spread 12in (30cm).

Saponaria officinalis

Soapwort

Steep the whole plant, especially the roots, in water to produce soapy lather for skin rinses, shampoo and a gentle cleanser for delicate fabrics. A sprawling plant with lovely pink flowers. Ht 60cm. Naturalised to UK.

Scabiosa caucasica 'Pincushion Mixed'

Scabiosa 'Pincushion Mixed'

Still commercially grown because it makes such a wonderful cut flower, this blend of blue and lavender shades is also a must in an informal or cottage garden setting. It has no 'airs and graces', but remains one of the true beauties of summer!...

Scabiosa 'Scarlet'

Scabiosa 'Scarlet'

Traditional dark red, an old-fashioned favourite, Scabiosa 'Scarlet' produces flat quilled flowers ideal for cuttiing and perfect for attracting butterflies. It makes an unusual and long lasting, very attractive cut flower as well. Landscape...

Silene dioica

Campion, Red

Lovely pinkish red campion flowers which look pretty growing through and between more bushy plants. A soap substitute, containing saponins which form a lather in water. Habitat: open woodland and light shade. Ht 60cm

Stachys lanatus 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'

Stachys (Lamb's Ear) 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'

Blanket your garden with ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy’! An excellent foliage plant for use in borders, edging, ground cover or as a container plant. Though grown for its wonderful soft touchable foliage, it has the added bonus of lavender blooms in early summer...

Stachys officinalis

Betony

Very valuable medicinal plant with flower spikes of red-purple. Used especially to treat headaches and for coughs and colds. Also a wound herb. Habitat:woodlands and grassland. Ht 45cm

Strelitzia reginae

Bird of Paradise Flower

Large plants producing spectacular flowers of bright orange and rich blue in early summer. Should bloom 3-4 years from sowing. A wonderful greenhouse or conservatory plant, that can also be used for long-lasting floral arrangements.

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Strelitzia reginae

Bird of Paradise Flower

Rewarding and surprisingly easy to grow from seed! Bright orange and blue flowers on strong, upright stems which make stunning cut flowers as well. Height to 6 feet; spread 3 feet, this is a half hardy perennial. Likes full sun or part sun/shade....

Succisa pratensis

Devil's Bit Scabious

The solitary pin-cushion flowers are violet, occasionally pink or even white. They are about 1 inch across, and borne on thin stems above a rosette of leaves. Prefers a damp meadow or wild garden environment.

Symphytum officinale

Comfrey

The leaves, which can be harvested several times a season, are used as a compost activator helping the breakdown of other compost materials. Also used as a mulch, or is superb used as a liquid manure on tomato and potato plants. Sow March to June...

Salvia azurea 'Blue Bedder'

Mealycup Sage; Salvia 'Blue Bedder'

Good blue in an interesting spiky form is always welcome in the garden, and this one will really please you. Lots of flower spikes are borne on bushy plants with neat gray-green leaves. So enjoy in fresh bouquets, or bunch and dry for winter...

Salvia coccinea 'Red'

Salvia 'Red'

Unusual airy flower spikes bearing lots of small, brilliant scarlet florets are a magnet for hummingbirds. You’ll like them, too. Ht. 24 inches.

Salvia farinacea 'Blue and White'

Salvia 'Farinacea Blue and White'

Elegant spikes of violet blue or white top bright green, even foliage throughout summer. The length of flowering and weather resistance makes them an excellent choice for beds, borders and containers. Height 18in (45cm).

Salvia horminum

Sage, Painted

A most decorative plant with purple, pink and white bracts.Adding leaves and seeds to liquors during fermentation increases their inebriating quality. An infusion is beneficial for sore gums. Ht 45cm

Salvia hormonoides (S. verbenaca)

Clary, Wild

Flowers violet May-June. Habitat: dry banks and waysides. Labiatae. Ht 60cm

Salvia lavendulifolia

Sage, Spanish

Also known as narrow leaved sage with greyish-white woolly,wrinkled leaves up to 2.5cm long. Leaves have a balsam-lavender aroma and are used for flavouring and oil extraction. Supposed to improve digestion. Spikes of violet blue flowers...