Salvia 'Amistad' (Sage 'Amistad')
Other names: Anise-scented sage 'Amistad', Friendship sage
'Amistad' is a tender to borderline hardy, upright, branching, woody-based perennial, often grown as an annual, with ovate, hairy, toothed, aromatic, mid-green leaves and dark purple stems bearing whorled spikes of fragrant, two-lipped, dark purple flowers from early summer into autumn.
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1m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia azurea var. grandiflora (Pitcher sage)
Other names: Blue sage, Azure sage, Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri, Salvia angustifolia var. grandiflora
S. azurea var. grandiflora is an erect, woody-based perennial with densely hairy stems, linear to lance-shaped, sometimes toothed, mid- to grey-green leaves and, from late summer to autumn, dense, terminal racemes of blue or white flowers.
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1m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia x superba (Hybrid sage)
Other names: Salvia virgata
S. x superba is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with rosy-purple flower spikes from 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 guaranitica (Anise-scented sage)
Other names: Brazilian sage, Giant blue sage, Sapphire sage, Salvia concolor, Blue anise sage
S. guaranitica is a bushy sub-shrubby perennial with ovate, toothed, wrinkled, hairy mid-green leaves and, from late summer to late autumn, spikes of deep blue flowers.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia amplexicaulis (Stem-clasping sage)
Other names: Stem-clasping violet sage
S. amplexicaulis is an erect, branching, deciduous perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, wrinkled, aromatic, bright green leaves and, throughout summer, terminal racemes of whorled, two-lipped, deep violet flowers with prominent reddish-purple bracts.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia patens 'Dot's Delight' (Gentian sage 'Dot's Delight')
Other names: Blue-flowered sage 'Dot's Delight', Spreading blue sage 'Dot's Delight'
'Dot's Delight' is an upright, branching, half-hardy, tuberous perennial with ovate to triangular, aromatic, hairy, mid-green leaves and erect, open panicles of tubular, blue and white flowers in summer and autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue' (Sage 'Mystic Spires Blue')
Other names: Salvia 'Balsalmisp', Salvia longispicata x farinacea 'Mystic Spires Blue', Salvia 'Mystic Spires'
'Mystic Spires Blue' is a tender, compact, upright, semi-evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, branching stems bearing ovate, aromatic, grey-green leaves and dense, upright, terminal racemes of deep blue flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia patens 'Guanajuato' (Gentian sage 'Guanajuato')
Other names: Blue-flowered sage 'Guanajuato', Spreading blue sage 'Guanajuato'
'Guanajuato' is an upright, branching, half-hardy, tuberous perennial with ovate to triangular, aromatic, hairy, mid-green leaves and erect, open panicles of tubular, dark blue flowers from midsummer to mid-autumn.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia x superba 'Merleau' (Hybrid sage 'Merleau')
Other names: Balkan clary 'Merleau'
'Merleau' is an erect, clump-forming, hybrid perennial that has a compact, evenly branched form. It has dense terminal spikes of purplish-blue flowers that rise above the foliage from late spring until late summer.
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0.35m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia x sylvestris 'Dear Anja' (Hybrid sage 'Dear Anja')
Other names: Balkan clary 'Dear Anja', Salvia nemerosa 'Dear Anja', Salvia pratensis 'Dear Anja', Salvia x superba 'Dear Anja'
'Dear Anja' is an erect, clump-forming, branching perennial with oblong to lance-shaped, scalloped, mid-green leaves, slightly hairy beneath, and thin, erect racemes of violet-blue flowers, some with white-tipped petals, from midsummer to early autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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