Salvia aurea | Kirstenbosch Richard Wilford Full colour photographs

Full colour photographs

Syringa x laciniata also known as the feathered Persian Lilac is a graceful

With a degree of stretch to the gorgeously-printed fabric

Our natural world transforms every day and month and year

the traditional home of British pottery

Salvia aurea | Kirstenbosch Richard Wilford Full colour photographsSalvia aurea 'Kirstenbosch' is a tough salvia hailing from South Africa that has aromatic greyish green foliage and attractive coppery rusty bronze flowers from late spring, early summer and forms a dense shrub. The calyces turn from green to rusty brown after the corollas which are what attracts the insects that pollinate the flowers. The flowers are excellent for drying and for use in potpourri as they retain their fragrance. The nectar rich flowers