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salvia elegans spacing

21 years ago

Hi there!

I bought two salvia elegans to hide a small, low concrete wall. My salvia are the kind that only grow up to 70 or 80 cm tall (that's about 30 inches, I think).

How far apart from each other should I plant them? And how much space should I leave between the plants and the wall? (I'd like them to be as close as possible to the wall, since hiding it is the whole point. But how close is ok?)

Can someone help me with this? I'd really appreciate some tips!

Thank you!

Hoverfly

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CA Kate z9
21 years ago
My S. elegans can get to be 4' x 4' and so you need to give them at least 3' center to center. You could actually plant them sort of close to the wall and then cut away the growth that would be back against the wall. The front and sides would fill-in real quick.
hoverfly
Original Author
21 years ago
Thank you, Westelle!
I'll get to work now,
Hoverfly
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