Salvia Silkes Dream Edimentals and easy-to-grow gem for the

and easy-to-grow gem for the rock garden

although rain isn't a problem

Good prop plants includes lilies

and has multiplied very well compared to many of the more commonly grown pedicellate trilliums

Its price reflects the ineffectiveness of tissue culture in reproducing this plant

Salvia Silkes Dream Edimentals and easy-to-grow gem for theSalvia 'Silke's Dream' is a cross of Salvia darcyi x Salvia microphylla, discovered by Art Petley of Austin, Texas. Looking superficially like Salvia microphylla, the 2' tall x 3' wide clump is topped all summer and until frost with 15" spikes of rich, dark orange red (RHS 42A) flowers. In fall, the remarkable number of flowers explodes into a solid mass of color a hummingbird party plant. Salvia 'Silke's Dream' is a particularly durable and easy to