Salvia gesneriiflora 'Tequila'

This cultivar has the same red corolla as the species, but has nearly black calyces – actually they are brown with red hairs that give the calyx that really dark colour.

• Leaves: are broad cordate, slightly hairy, a grass green colour and indented veins. Purple / red hairs on the petioles.
• The growth habit is quite different from the others as it has a spreading habit with the ability of winding itself through other shrubs. It can be grown under or through a deciduous tree.
• It originated as a seedling at Sue Templeton’s and she sold it as S. gesneriiflora ‘Black Calyx’, but others saw it, compared it with the picture in Betsy Clebsch’s book and named it ‘Tequila’
• Medium habit growing 1-1.5m high.

1.5L pot with established root system.