Salvia "Hot Lips"

Merlotgran is right - that's the advice we were given from our garden centre. We have a small hedge of salvia grahamii, which is similar to hotlips, but no white. Still has lots of flowers.
I 'm thinking of taking cuttings when we leave France to try in our tiny garden in Southend.

Leave it alone for the winter because this year's growth will protect it from any frosts you may have. You can then cut it back in the spring when you can easily see the new healthy growth.

I love salvias and have loads of different varieties. We get some fierce frosts in East Anglia but up to now they have all survived outside although I regularly take cuttings which I over winter in the greenhouse just in case.