(Sage)

The genus Salvia has yielded many indispensible ornamentals and culinary herbs without which the world’s gardens and cuisine would not be the same. Comprising more than 900 species, it is the largest genus in the mint family. Its various members are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical areas, with a concentration of diversity in Central and Southwestern Asia and Central and South America. In addition to their seasoning and ornamental functions, some salvias have been valued...

(Ornamental Sage)

This gorgeous yet tough dryland sage produces some of the most charming flower spikes that are equally attractive after they bloom. It is a hybrid of two Southern California native species, both highly drought resistant and capable of surviving without rain for up to ten months. Both species and hybrid prefer hot slopes or very well drained porous soils to prevent root rot. This is a semiwoody plant that produces a spreading shrubby form capable of covering a large area over time.

This sage...

(Silver Clary, Silver Sage)

Silver sage is a biennial or short lived perennial which is admired for its striking silvery leaves displayed in flat, spreading rosettes. Native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe and northern Africa, this unique plant is well adapted to long, hot, dry summer conditions. Its large scalloped foliage is densely wooly, soft and appealing to the touch. Tall branched spikes of white flowers appear in the second year of growth. These should be cut to the ground as soon as they fade to...

(Ornamental Sage)

This tough, compact tender perennial features dense upright spikes of deep blue flowers which just keep coming all summer. A patented variety, ‘Mystic Spires’ is a sport of the popular salvia hybrid ‘Indigo Spires’, and is much more dwarf in size than its taller parent. ‘Indigo Spires’ was originally discovered in Southern California at the famous Huntington Botanical Garden, and is the result of a chance cross between the Mexican species Salvia farinacea and Salvia longispicata.

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(Buchanan's Sage)

This lovely tender perennial features tubular, lightly fuzzy flowers of bright magenta which bloom on slender, loose spikes from midsummer to fall. Thought to have originated in Mexico, Salvia buchananii forms a clump of glossy, dark green, elliptical foliage which spreads slowly via underground runners. Its vivid flowers feature contrasting, dark-colored calyces (outer bud coverings), and are highly attractive to hummingbirds.

Provide this salvia with full sun and well-drained soil...

(Cedros Island Sage)

This shrubby super drought resistant tender perennial is a valuable problem solver for all western native landscapes along the coast. It is home to a very small part of Baja California including the Cedros Island and the Vizcaino Peninsula.

Baja sage is admired for its lovely gray felt-like leaves. When crushed they emit a noticeable pineapple-sage fragrance. Many tall stems of violet-blue flowers appear in midsummer and continue blooming until late fall. These are lightly fragrant and irresistible...

(Cedros Island Sage)

This shrubby super drought resistant tender perennial is a valuable problem solver for all western native landscapes along the coast. It is home to a very small part of Baja California including the Cedros Island and the Vizcaino Peninsula.

Baja sage is admired for its lovely gray felt-like leaves. When crushed they emit a noticeable pineapple-sage fragrance. Many tall stems of violet-blue flowers appear in midsummer and continue blooming until late fall. These are lightly fragrant and irresistible...

(Blue Chichuahuan Sage)

Germander sage forms a low-growing mound of small, gray-green leaves topped with showy flowers vivid, deep blue. This woody-based, evergreen perennial is native to areas of Texas and Mexico, and spreads via underground runners to form small colonies. Its scalloped, elliptical foliage is lightly hairy, giving it a somewhat silvery appearance. Spikes of tubular, lipped, cobalt-blue flowers bloom heavily in the cool temperatures of spring and fall, appearing sporadically and less abundantly in summer....

(Cleveland Sage)

Cleveland sage is one of the finest salvias for the sunny, arid conditions of the American Southwest. Native to California, this small shrub is found on dry inland foothills and sun drenched slopes from San Diego well into Baja California. It forms a generous evergreen mound of downy, wrinkled pale gray leaves with an intensely appealing aroma. Widely spaced whorls of fragrant, tubular, lipped violet-blue flowers are borne on long branched spikes in early summer, and are beloved by bees and hummingbirds....

(Blood Sage, Texas Sage)

Texas sage is a bushy, upright, warm season annual from the south-central and southeastern United States and Mexico. Markedly heat and drought tolerant, it offers spikes of showy bright red flowers from midsummer to frost. These flowers are hummingbird magnets and spent spikes should be deadheaded regularly to make way for more blooms.

Easy to grow and adaptable, Texas sage prefers hot sun and well drained average soil. This salvia is ideal for sunny mixed borders, and dwarf selections work well...