Salvia 'Waverly'

Salvia 'Waverly'

This Salvia has been in the nursery trade since the 1990's and is thought to have Salvia leucantha as a parent. The flowers have a similar grey felt like texture and are a very pale lavender in colour. It is almost continually in flower over the warm months and makes a very good 'filler' between tall perennials and shrubs. This one pictured is being shaded out by a Canna and an ornamental grass so is not in an ideal position of full sun where it can become a well rounded shrub. Honey eating birds visit this Salvia on a regular basis. It is also a good cold and drought hardy plant like many others of the genus.
2017 update: I no longer grow it as it gets attacked by flea beetles which defoliate it and make it look unsightly.