Salvia elegans 'Tangerine Sage' (Tangerine sage)
Other names: Fruit scented sage
'Tangerine Sage' is a tender, tall perennial with tangerine scented leaves and narrow trumpet shaped flowers in late summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Salvia transsylvanica (Blue cloud)
Other names: Romanian sage, Transylvanian sage
S. transsylvanica is an herbaceous perennial, forming wands of mint-like growth topped with bright blue flowers in autumn.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Painted sage, Horminum sage
S. viridis is an upright annual that has either pink or purple flowers and very decorative bracts throughout the summer and into the autumn.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
Salvia spathacea (Pitcher sage)
Other names: Bee sage, Hummingbird sage
S. spathacea is a spreading herbaceous perennial with upright stems bearing fruity scented purple-red flowers in late summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia x jamensis (Hybrid Mexican sage)
Other names: James sage
S. x jamensis is a bushy, borderline hardy, semi-evergreen shrub with ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves and, in summer and autumn, terminal racemes of red, rose-pink, orange, salmon or pale yellow flowers.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Salvia involucrata (Rosy-leaf sage)
Other names: Rosebud sage
S. involucrata is a tall, sub-shrubby perennial with ovate to heart-shaped, tapering, softly hairy dark green leaves and, from late summer to mid-autumn, dense, terminal racemes of purple-red flowers with prominent pink bracts that fall as the flowers open.
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1m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Salvia coccinea (Scarlet sage)
Other names: Texas sage, Tropical sage, Blood sage, Hummingbird sage
S. coccinea is an erect, bushy annual or tender, semi-evergreen perennial with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, slender, open, terminal spikes of soft cherry-red flowers.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
Salvia bullulata (Puckered sage)
Other names: Salvia pustulata
S. bullulata is a tender, upright, bushy, semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub or shrubby perennial with ovate, aromatic, mid-green leaves and upright racemes of whorled, two-lipped, blue flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Salvia lycioides (Canyon sage )
S. lycioides is a branching, sprawling, semi-evergreen subshrub with oblong, downy, mid- to grey-green leaves and terminal spikes or racemes of deep blue flowers in spring and autumn. Flowers are produced sporadically in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Sky blue African sage, Blue African sage, Wildesalie, African wild sage, Blue eyes
S. muirii is a compact, erect, tender, evergreen perennial or subshrub with ovate, toothed, aromatic, light grey-green leaves and, from summer into autumn, upright racemes of whorled, two-lipped violet-blue flowers with white-marked lower lips.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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