Caradonna was the first salvia to bloom for me this year, much earlier than I anticipated (mid spring) and it bloomed again a couple of months later, in the summer. It was in a corner of the garden that was mostly dappled shade, but did get full sun at some point during the day. It sprawled and flopped, but I didn't mind, because it was large enough to fill in the spaces where other plants weren't doing so well.
This was its second year, and it bloomed its first year from winter-sown seed, too, last year. It got plenty of spring rain and I did my best to fertilize it in the first few months of spring, then left it and everything else alone.
My 'May Night' used to get lots of sun, but now the phlox 'David' has grown so tall and thick, it blocks the sun on the 'May Night' for a good portion of the day. So poor 'May Night' needs to be moved, too...
