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pineapple-scented sage 'Scarlet Pineapple'

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Scarlet Pineapple' is a bushy sub-shrub to 90cm tall, with light green, ovate leaves strongly pineapple-scented, and tubular scarlet flowers 3cm long in short spikes in winter and spring

pineapple-scented sage 'Scarlet Pineapple'

Scientific classification

Species: pineapple-scented sage 'Scarlet Pineapple' (Salvia elegans 'Scarlet Pineapple')
Genus: Salvia
Family: Lamiaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial · Conservatory Greenhouse
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of pineapple-scented sage 'Scarlet Pineapple'

Distribution map

Distribution of the original taxon: Salvia elegans

Native
Introduced
Cultivated

Source：WCVP v16 · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY 3.0 · Boundaries：WGSRPD / TDWG

Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of pineapple-scented sage 'Scarlet Pineapple'

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pineapple-scented sage 'Scarlet Pineapple' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Prune lightly as needed to remove unwanted shoots and keep the shrub in shape. Prune in mid- to late spring.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or autumn with bottom heat

Growing

Under glass, grow in well-drained, loamless or loam-based potting compost (John Innes No.2 or 3) in full light with shade from hot sun. While in gowth, water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly; water moderately in winter. Maintain low to moderate humidity. Outdoors, grow in light, moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun and shelter from cold, drying winds

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to foot and root rots under glass

Pests

May be susceptible to slug, snail and capsid bug damage on young growth. Under glass, aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly may be a problem

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