{"product_id":"salvia-victoria-seeds","title":"Salvia splendens – Farinacea ‘Victoria’ Seeds – Deep Blue Summer Bedding Flowers (UK)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"705\"\u003eSalvia ‘Victoria’ (Farinacea) produces tall, elegant spikes of deep blue flowers held above aromatic foliage. 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