Salvia Cover Girl Seeds

Grow eye-level Salvia colour with Cover Girl seeds (Salvia splendens). A taller splendens selection whose scarlet spikes hold well in Pakistani heat swings, filling the middle of winter beds between dwarf salvias and back-row giants.

Growing Guide for Pakistan

• Sowing time: September to October in the plains and Karachi; by early September in Islamabad, or wait for February.
• Method: Nursery trays. Press seed into the surface, cover only lightly.
• Germination: 10–14 days at 22–25°C.
• Transplanting: At 4–6 leaves, 25–30 cm apart.
• Flowering: December to April in mild areas; deadhead for repeat spikes.
• Sun and water: Full sun to light afternoon shade; regular water.

New to seed starting? Read what to sow in September and why seeds fail to germinate in Pakistan first.

Germination-tested in Lahore before shipping, since 1932. Compare all five salvia selections in our winter flower seeds collection.