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 canariensis (Canary Island sage)
Other names: Canary sage
S. canariensis is a tender, erect, open, evergreen shrub with white-downy stems bearing triangular to lance-shaped, sometimes notched, grey-green leaves and, from winter into spring, panicles or racemes of tubular, two-lipped, purple to purple-pink flowers with reddish-purple calyces.
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1.5m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 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 |
Salvia blepharophylla (Eyelash sage)
S. blepharophylla is a tender, spreading, sub-shrubby, rhizomatous perennial with ovate to triangular, toothed, hairy dark green leaves and, from early summer to early autumn, slender, branched, purple-flushed stems bearing loose racemes of bright scarlet flowers with large lower lips.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Salvia buchananii (Buchanan's sage)
Other names: Salvia bacheriana
S. buchananii is a tender, stoloniferous, woody-based perennial with lance-shaped, leathery, glossy, dark green leaves and erect, branching stems bearing loose racemes of hairy, tubular, rose-purple flowers from midsummer to mid-autumn.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Sandsalie, Beach sage, Dune sage, Salvia africana-lutea
S. aurea is a tender, erect to spreading, rounded, evergreen shrub with downy stems, rounded to narrowly ovate, white woolly, grey-green leaves and, from summer to late autumn, dense, upright racemes of golden-brown or red-brown to mauve flowers.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Japanese sago palm
C. revoluta is a tender, evergreen perennial with a stout stem topped with leathery, glossy, pinnate leaves. It is architectural although slow-growing and requiring over-wintering indoors.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Salvia coccinea 'Brenthurst' (Scarlet sage 'Brenthurst')
Other names: Texas sage 'Brenthurst', Tropical sage 'Brenthurst', Blood sage 'Brenthurst', Hummingbird sage 'Brenthurst'
'Brenthurst' is an erect, bushy annual or tender, semi-evergreen perennial with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves and slender, open, terminal spikes of pink 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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1-2 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 'Love and Wishes' (Sage 'Love and Wishes')
Other names: Bush sage 'Love and Wishes', Bush salvia 'Love and Wishes', Salvia 'Love & Wishes'
'Love and Wishes' is an upright, bushy, tender evergreen sub-shrub with ovate to elliptic, aromatic, dark green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, dark stems bearing open racemes of magenta flowers with maroon calyxes.
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0.8m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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