VICTORIA BLUE (20 Seed)

💙🌿 Salvia Farinacea Victoria Blue Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Victoria Blue Salvia, Blue salvia
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Salvia farinacea
🔹 Type ➜ Ornamental flowering plant 🌱
🔹 Special ➜ Deep blue flower spikes 💙
✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic gardening
➜ Natural flower farming
➜ Pollinator gardens
➜ Terrace gardening

🌟 Why Victoria Blue Salvia?
✔️ Attractive blue flowers 💙
✔️ Long flowering season 🌸
✔️ Attracts bees & butterflies 🐝🦋
✔️ Heat tolerant plant 🌞
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Flower borders
➜ Landscape gardening
➜ Balcony decoration

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Winter sowing ➜ September – January ❄️
➜ Mild summer areas ➜ February
📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing: • October – November
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 18–28°C

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained fertile soil
➜ pH ➜ 6–7.5
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic flower gardening
➜ Pots & grow bags

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Recommended: • Salvia Victoria Blue seeds 🌱
• Organic flower seeds
• Open pollinated varieties
✔️ Known for: ➜ Compact plants
➜ Rich blue flower spikes 💙
🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Nursery sowing preferred
Seed depth: ➜ Very shallow (light covering only)
✔️ Germination: ➜ 7–14 days
✔️ Transplant: ➜ After 25–30 days

🌿 Spacing
➜ Row ➜ 30 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 25 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Better flowering
➜ Air circulation
🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before planting:
➜ FYM ➜ 3–5 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
During growth:
➜ Compost tea
➜ Jeevamrit spray
✔️ Improves: ➜ Flower spikes 🌸
➜ Plant growth

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water every 4–6 days
✔️ Moderate watering
❌ Avoid overwatering
☀️ Sunlight Requirement
➜ Full sunlight to partial sunlight
✔️ Best flowering in: ➜ 6+ hours sunlight
✂️ Deadheading (Important)
➜ Remove dry flower spikes regularly
✔️ Benefits: ➜ More blooms 🌸
➜ Longer flowering season

🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common issues:
➜ Aphids
➜ Whiteflies
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Soap spray
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic flower gardening
🌸 Flowering
➜ Starts ➜ 60–75 days
✔️ Continuous flowering possible 💙

⏳ Plant Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 4–6 months
🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Excellent pollinator plant 🐝
✔️ Beautiful blue landscape flower
✔️ Low maintenance 👍
✔️ Best for: ➜ Flower beds
➜ Border planting

🪴 Growing Salvia on Roof
✔️ Excellent rooftop flower 👍
Container:
➜ Pot / grow bag ➜ 8–10 inch
Sunlight ☀️
➜ Full to partial sunlight
Watering 💧
➜ Moderate watering
✔️ Perfect for: ➜ Balcony gardens
➜ Terrace decoration 💙