From late summer to sutumn the species, S. microphylla, syn. S. grahamii blooms in paired or circular of 3 or more flowers in a magenta, pink or purple 1 inch long. This bushy, evergreen shrub or shrubby perennial have deep […]
Salvia leucantha ( Mexican Bush Sage )
A wonderful addition to the late summer or fall border. This subshrub has fuzzy, purple-pink and white flowers that go until frost. Superb when combined with ornamental grasses, joe-pye weed and sedums. Treat as an annual unless you’re in USDA […]
Salvia jamensis ( Pat Vlasto Mexican Sage )
This is a hardy, semi-shrubby, bushy perennial, to 3′ tall and 30″ wide. Leaves are ovate to elliptic, entire, medium green, to 1 1/2″ long. ‘Pat Vlasto’ has pinkish-orange flowers that are in tall, terminal spikes. Outstanding for mass plantings, […]
Salvia jamensis ( La Luna Mexican Sage )
This is a hardy, semi-shrubby, bushy perennial, to 39″ tall and 20″ wide. Leaves are ovate to elliptic, serrulate, medium green, to 1 1/2″ long. ‘La Luna’ has light yellow flowers in tall, terminal spikes, with creamy, hairy upper lips. […]
Salvia involucrata ( Rosyleaf Sage )
From late summer to midautumn, this subshrubby perennial, involucrata blooms in purplish red flowers, to 2 inches long with pink bracts that fall as the flowers open. Soft, egg-shaped, notched hairy green leaves to 5 inches long grow out of […]
Salvia hians ( Sage )
From the Himalayas, we get this pleasantly scented but short-lived perennial, hians. From early to late summer, purplish blue flowers 1 1/2 inches long, with white marked lower petals bloom out of the terminal spikes of the branched stem. Leaves […]
Salvia guaranitica ( Blue Enigma Sage )
S. guaranitica, syn. S. concolor of gardens, a subshrubby perennial blooms in beautiful deep blue flowers 2 inches long, with purplish blue sepals from late summer to late autumn. Wrinkled, egg-shaped green leaves, 5 inches long grow out of branched […]
Salvia guaranitica ( Argentina Skies Sage )
S. guaranitica, syn. S. concolor of gardens, a subshrubby perennial blooms in beautiful deep blue flowers 2 inches long, with purplish blue sepals from late summer to late autumn. Wrinkled, egg-shaped green leaves, 5 inches long grow out of branched […]
Salvia greggii ( Autumn Sage )
Native Texas perennial. Masses of dark red lipped flower spikes borne above handsome green foliage. Ideal for attracting hummingbirds. More delicate-looking than other salvias. Ovate leathery green leaves to 1″ long. Very tolerant of heat and drought.
Salvia gesneriiflora ( Sage )
From early spring to midautumn, gesneriiflora blooms in soft hairy red flowers, 2 inches long. This perennial, a subshrub has egg-shaped, scalloped green leaves 4 inches long with heart shaped bases. Salvia can be planted in a sunny border, in […]