Salvia microphylla ‘Rodbaston Tough Beet’

Description:

One of eight salvias named by Yoke van der Meer, former Head Gardener at Rodbaston College 1998-2009, which held a National Plant Collection of New World species of Salvia from 2002-2009. So named as it survived a record -18C and its flower colour resembles that of dark beetroot.

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/