How to care for Salvia "May Night"

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5 жыл бұрын

May Night Salvia! Join us as resident Grower Coach Ken Salvail teaches you how to care for your Salvia 'May Night'. In this video, Ken discusses the easy maintenance and care of your Salvia and how to deadhead your Salvia 'May Night' to encourage new blooms and improve the overall shape of the plant.
FEATURED PLANT: Salvia × sylvestris 'May Night' | Perennial Sage
☀️ - Full Sun
💦 - Water thoroughly, drought tolerant once established
🌸 - Blooms early to mid Summer
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Ken Salvail’s journey began in the summer of 1979 when he started as a student landscaper. The following year, his interest in horticulture grew as he started growing tropical plants, kick-starting his lifelong passion for the field. With over 40 years of experience in a wide range of horticulture topics, Ken’s expertise is invaluable, and his website, GrowerCoach.com, is the go-to site for garden information.
Ken Salvail continues to operate his KHS Landscape Professionals company, which specializes in providing premium services for the regular maintenance of private gardens. Even after all these years, Ken remains passionate about gardening and plans on returning to the speakers’ circuit as Covid has slowed. He reaches out to community garden groups and schools to develop closer relationships with other passionate gardeners and to cultivate new ones.
Ken loves to share his knowledge and experiences through various mediums, such as weekly blogging, articles, literature, podcasts, videos, pictures, and social media. He brings a wealth of information on trees, shrubs, perennials, weeds, insects, vegetable crops, landscape and design, composting, irrigation, and more through his website, public speaking events, and videos. Ken has grown over 5000 different species of herbaceous perennials in his own perennial production nursery, as well as numerous crops of nursery stock such as trees, shrubs, and aquatic plants. He has completed thousands of landscape designs and installations.
Ken was a production manager at a cucumber and tomato production greenhouse operation where he built the facilities and grew the crops. He also assisted Don Burnett, at Burnett’s Nurseries, with the production of over 14,000 Poinsettias, annual crops, and other interesting greenhouse crops each year. Ken was hired as the Perennial Production Manager, assisting Bylands Nurseries with the development of their perennial production facility.
Ken’s vast knowledge base of propagation is highlighted by his experience in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the BCIT Horticultural Program. He has completed several Guelph horticulture programs over the years, but his favorite learning experience was the Practical Horticulture Program at BCIT.
Tune in to “The Garden Show” every Saturday at 8:00 a.m. with Ken Salvail and Don Burnett, broadcasted everywhere over the internet. Ken also hosted an online podcast show every Sunday morning on the Okanagan radio called “The Grower Coach Garden Show,” where he talks about gardening, interviews interesting guests from the world of plants, and does garden walkabouts in many of the nicest gardens everywhere.
Ken also supports and teaches the Master Gardeners Program here in the Okanagan Valley and teaches irrigation-related programs for the City of Kelowna, BC. Join Ken each month for a “Get Into The Garden” newsletter experience! With his wealth of knowledge and experience, Ken Salvail is an expert in his field and an excellent resource for all your horticulture needs.
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@elsyfer 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this - my Salvia has been splaying every year, and I had no idea I needed to prune it during the growing season. I learned something new!

@Powertuber1000 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, but you didn't show a close-up of the new blooms.

@paulyneregalado3488 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ken! Please share tips on how to grow these from the bulb. Thank you!

@growercoach 3 жыл бұрын

These Salvia plants are best divided from the base early in the spring. Dig the plant out wash the soil from the roots and divide them at the base and try to get a bit of root on each piece. Replant the bits back into the ground in the garden and water them in. They will root in and grow, once they reach about 3 inches in diameter you can transplant them to other locations if you like. Once established they need little water and like full sun and are easy to grow.

@pegbreeding1799 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! When do I fertilize and how often do I fertilize? When do I cut back,and how far down, for Spring flowering?

@EireFirst2024 3 жыл бұрын

Cut back in late Autumn / early spring - once you know there's no chance of a late frost, feed at the same time & only then, they thrive on neglect really, also mix potting grit in cause they like loose airy soil 👍

@nancyflohre8147 Жыл бұрын

@@EireFirst2024mi

@lorilandwehr803 2 жыл бұрын

How do you fertilize your salvia? Great video! Thank you!

@growercoach 2 жыл бұрын

I just add compost to the surface around the plant. If it is really looking sad I give it a shot of miricle grow. They are not big feeders.

@megthomas250 Жыл бұрын

This was helpful, I did not know that I needed to clip old blooms. Any suggestions about why the plant seems to be spreading wide, rather than up? It almost looks like a large weed now?

@growercoach Жыл бұрын

Some times the plant grows fast then flops. In this case when you see new shoots coming up in the middle cut off the stems that have spread out and the plant will focus its growth in the center.

@megthomas250 Жыл бұрын

@@growercoach Thanks very much!

@ABab-jf2jb 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Does Anyone know the name of the tree with big leaves in front of the salvia?

@liveinthemoment80 4 жыл бұрын

AX Bab I’ts a sunflower🌻

@ABab-jf2jb 4 жыл бұрын

@@liveinthemoment80 oh ok, thanks for replying.

@jessicamal78 5 жыл бұрын

How long does it take salvia to grow full size. I bought a one gallon plant from lowes and was curious how long it takes to get full size?

@growercoach 5 жыл бұрын

It will take approximately two seasons for a young Salvia to grow to full sized and after about three years you'll want to look at dividing it to rejuvenate. Thanks for the question.

@jessicamal78 5 жыл бұрын

@@growercoach Thank you!!

@myacob2142 3 жыл бұрын

Does Salvia has lifetime. After 10 years, my May night salvia is setting woody with few blooms. I follow your video to deadhead. Do I divide it or replace it ? Thank you

@growercoach 3 жыл бұрын

I would suggest that you dig the plant out once every 5 years and divide it. Rejuvination of these plants into small peices is very successfull and is normally done early in spring.

@helenpruzan6970 2 жыл бұрын

Heard that cat fight!!!

@pupetta1015 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, if I cut back this salvia when it’s finished flowering will it flower again?

@growercoach 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Salvia can be cut back to the ground once the flowers have finished and the plant will come back looking brand new within a few weeks.

@pupetta1015 5 жыл бұрын

Grower Coach thank you 🙏

@Suburbanoasis 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@jeffanderson5291 4 жыл бұрын

I have Salvias that are starting to grow together. Do these transplant well? Will they grow in pots?

@EireFirst2024 3 жыл бұрын

I've lots in pots doing great, plenty of sun, only fertise at spring time, 50/50 compost & grit is all they need, they like a loose soil & not a lot of nutrients 👍

@SuperUtubeian 3 жыл бұрын

I have 2 salvias in my front flower bed. While one seems ok, the other looks like it is beginning to die. Parts of it are yellow, brown, dry and droopy. How can I revive the plant? They are well spaced out.

@growercoach 2 жыл бұрын

There is something happening to it I just cut them down if they look scruffy. If you would like to send me a picture I should be able to tell you the issue. Sorry for the delayed response.

@SuperUtubeian 2 жыл бұрын

@@growercoach thanks for the response. I had to get rid of the problem one since I saw it was infested with something. Now the other one that seemed ok looks so lifeless. It doesn't have any insects, but there has been no new growth or new flowers ever since I deadheaded the flowers that I bought it with. Some parts are slightly yellow or dark leaves but other parts are just surviving without any new growth. How can I get it healthy and blooming? Does it have any more chance this season?

@leavesofdistinction1679 4 жыл бұрын

I just purchased one of these. Is partial sun best? (I am seeing it under this sunflower.) What sort of drainage is good? Soil to plant in?

@EireFirst2024 3 жыл бұрын

Full sun, with grit mixed in for a loose airy draining soil 👍

@leavesofdistinction1679 3 жыл бұрын

@@EireFirst2024 Excellent! Thank you.

@petmama 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to know how to stop my salvia from flopping! It is bloomed, no dead flowers yet. But it falls over. Is there a way to stop this or what can I do? Use stakes? help

@liladezacchicago6360 4 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem! Hope he answers.

@melissamullane1694 4 жыл бұрын

I tied string around the base of mine to keep it all held upright together. Not sure if this is the right thing to do or not.

@liladezacchicago6360 4 жыл бұрын

@@melissamullane1694 Do you know what is the cause? Little sun, too much, too much/little water?

@liladezacchicago6360 4 жыл бұрын

@@melissamullane1694 Great idea!

@patjimenglish3420 4 жыл бұрын

I think it’s time to divide the plant in two or three when it starts to flop

@thepsychonaut8212 Ай бұрын

hi how do these do with part shade?

@growercoach Ай бұрын

Not too good they need the sun and heat to perform. They prefer a drier environment once established.

@thepsychonaut8212 Ай бұрын

@@growercoach thx!

@carolrader7041 8 ай бұрын

Do they need cut back for winter

@growercoach 8 ай бұрын

It's not critical but it's a nice tidy look for the winter.

@user-uz2hx8os6n Жыл бұрын

Will this take the heat of the Texas sun?

@growercoach Жыл бұрын

Yes they are very heat tolerant👍

@user-uz2hx8os6n Жыл бұрын

@@growercoach thank you.

@anaktolumad892 3 жыл бұрын

Are Salvias and Lavender from same family?

@growercoach 3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are both part of the Mint Family.

@zhirra29 2 жыл бұрын

How often watering in a week?

@growercoach 2 жыл бұрын

2 times per week or sometimes less when fully established.

@TCgirl 4 ай бұрын

why do I keep killing these? I am in zone 9b in Florida. I planted some last spring and one by one they all wilted and died. Now in February, I put some in a giant pot with some Angelonia and the Salvia have all but died. The last one is all wilted and flowers drooping even though I have good drainage, good soil and keep it watered. I didn't water the last few days as we have had rain. Help?

@growercoach 4 ай бұрын

Its too warm for this Salvia to survive in Florida. These plants need a cold winter to keep them on track. They prefer to be dry most of the time. Best in Northern climates.👍

@amycuaresma 4 жыл бұрын

"Salvia May Night" Can I grow these a container?

@growercoach 4 жыл бұрын

These plants can be grown in containers and are very drought tolerant so allow them to dry between waterings almost to the point of wilting then soak.