Will Salvias Flower Twice. Any idea if that is a sign of overwatering or if I should water a little longer. 03072021 Several perennial Salvias will flower twice if you do nothing but if you dead-head them remove the old spent flowers you can get three or even four flowers in a season.
Make sure shoots are visible from below where you make the cut. Some years ago when we lived in the Netherlands I used to buy flowers twice a week at the local street markets. 12092014 They have been watered twice.
These herbaceous Salvias are cut to the ground and I mean right to the ground twice a year once in early May mid autumn and again in late December mid-summer.
To encourage continuous blooms throughout the season deadhead spent flowers periodically. Pests and diseases salvias. The first flush of bloom is the most robust but the flowering will direct on all seasons if you give it proper pruning after the first flower. 11062021 Give liquid fertilizer to encourage plant growth in mid-summer.