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Salvia Amistad

Salvia Amistad

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If you're looking for a plant that delivers incredible colour, attracts pollinators and flowers for months, Salvia 'Amistad' is one of the best performers you can grow. This award-winning salvia produces masses of deep violet-purple flowers held on almost black stems from late spring right through until the first frosts.

Renowned for its vigour and exceptionally long flowering season, Salvia Amistad creates a dramatic display in borders, cottage gardens and mixed perennial plantings. The nectar-rich blooms are highly attractive to bees and butterflies, making it a valuable addition to any pollinator-friendly garden.

Why You'll Love Salvia Amistad

  • Stunning deep violet-purple flowers
  • Flowers continuously from spring until autumn
  • Contrasting dark stems and calyces
  • Exceptional pollinator plant
  • Fast-growing and easy to maintain
  • Excellent for borders and feature planting
  • Heat and drought tolerant once established
  • One of the longest flowering salvias available

  • Expected 5 Year Height 1.5 M Width 1.2 M

Is Salvia Amistad suitable for my garden?

Salvia Amistad is best suited in a position that gets

  • Full sun
  • Partial shade

Salvia Amistad is

  • Perennial
  • Cold hardy
  • Attracts pollinators
  • Flowering
  • Drought resistant once established
  • Fast-growing

Salvia Amistad will thrive in soil that is

  • Free draining
  • Nutrient rich

How to establish your Salvia Amistad?

Plant Salvia Amistad in a full sun to part shade position.

In cooler regions, full sun will encourage the heaviest flowering. In warmer areas, a little afternoon shade can help maintain fresh foliage through the hottest part of summer.

How to maintain your Salvia Amistad once established?

Salvia Amistad performs best in:

Well-drained fertile soil
Raised garden beds
Quality potting mix in containers
Soils enriched with compost or organic matter

Avoid areas that remain wet during winter.

Water regularly during establishment to encourage a strong root system.

Once established, Salvia Amistad is relatively drought tolerant but performs best when watered during extended dry periods, particularly when flowering heavily.

Container-grown plants may require more frequent watering during summer.

To support its long flowering season:

Apply compost or organic matter in spring.
Feed with a balanced slow-release fertiliser.
Apply a second light feed in mid-summer if required.

Avoid excessive nitrogen-rich fertilisers, which can encourage leafy growth at the expense of flowers.

Removing spent flower spikes encourages continuous flowering and helps maintain a tidy appearance.

Regular deadheading will keep plants producing fresh blooms well into autumn.

During the Growing Season
Remove faded flower spikes regularly.
Lightly trim plants if they become too tall or untidy.
Late Winter to Early Spring
Cut plants back to approximately 15–30cm above ground level.
Remove any frost-damaged growth.
New shoots will emerge rapidly as temperatures warm.

Annual pruning helps maintain a compact, bushy plant and promotes stronger flowering.

Salvia Amistad is not fully frost hardy and benefits from protection in colder areas.

For best results:

Plant in a warm, sheltered location.
Apply mulch around the base before winter.
Leave old stems in place until spring to help protect the crown.
In colder South Island gardens, plant near walls or sheltered microclimates for improved winter survival.

Even if top growth is damaged, established plants often regrow strongly from the base in spring.

Salvia Amistad is an excellent container plant and performs beautifully in large pots.

For best results:

Use a premium free-draining potting mix.
Position in a sunny location.
Feed regularly during the growing season.
Water consistently during summer.
Companion Plants

Salvia Amistad looks fantastic planted with:

Verbena bonariensis
Gaura Sparkle White
Gaura Pink Bouquet
Penstemon varieties
Echinacea
Rudbeckia
Ornamental grasses

Together they create a vibrant, pollinator-friendly display that flowers for months.
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