Salvia lyrata Purple Volcano

Description
Impressive foliage plant, showing its bronze purple rosette yearround
while shooting all season with flower spikes. The colour of the foliage
intensifies during late Summer and Autumn to a deep purple.
Purple Volcano has an excellent use as foliage bedding plant for front
of borders and landscaping.

-Deep purple, attractive ornamental foliage
-Excellent container and landscaping use
-Good shelf-life in pots -> flexible sales period
-Long lasting performance
-Heat tolerant

General
-colours: purple foliage and small white flowers
-height: 20-25 cm/8-10"
-life cycle: perennial
-seedcount: 400-500 seeds per gram
-garden environment: semi shade and well drained
-family: Lamiaceae
-hardiness zone: 5-8

Sowing instruction
-method: 2-4 seeds plug
-plug/tray size: 264 tray
-germination: 20°C/68°F for 3 weeks
-cover the seed: yes, lightly with vermiculite

Growing on
-potsize and density: 10-15 cm/4-6" pots
-sowing to potting: 5-7 weeks
-sowing to flowering: 14 - 16 weeks
-production schedule: sow February to June for sales May to August
-growing temperature: 16-18°C(60-64°F)
-soil requirements: well drained
-irrigation: moderate