Aster cordifolius hybrid | Little Carlow Giftware Salvia apiana is a dramatic

Salvia apiana is a dramatic salvia that is a bushy evergreen shrub boasting striking silvery white leaves that form tight rosettes  - the leaves are up to 10cm in length

A great flower for attracting butterflies and bees to your garden

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Aster cordifolius hybrid | Little Carlow Giftware Salvia apiana is a dramaticOne of the most fashionable little Michaelmas daisies is the winner of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit Little Carlow. This little aster is a pretty hybrid between Aster cordifolius and Aster novi belgii. This Aster produces masses of lavender blue single flowers that are round about 2cm wide that have bright yellow centres. This little plant flowers on soft stems and their gentle colour blends with almost anything in the garden.