I'm a VERY new gardener and absolutely LOVE my salvias. The salvia plot at the moment looks completely dead, but we've had a freak freeze for about a week now, and before that a freak snowstorm that made Wetumpka, AL (central AL) look like the Colorado mountains. The weight of the wet snow, the length of time it stuck around, and this sub-zero blast over the past week... will these salvias survive and come back?
I did not cut the dead stems down or anything as there are certain insects that are known to overwinter around dead stems (like Bee balm.. that fared far better in the snow and cold).
I guess I just want to know if they likely survived or not, and if they need pruning and when would be the best time? I really want these plants to survive. I planted them for the hummingbirds we get here.
Thanks tons in advance.
