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Whispy, yellow-green leaves contrast deep, sky-blue flowers in late spring-fall. The overall form is dense & upright and it spreads via rhizomes. As the common name 'Bog Salvia' indicates, this salvia is unusual in that it tolerates wet sites and regular perennial border watering. Perennial; mature size: 4-6 ft T x W Minimum...

'Silke's Dream' attracts bees and hummingbirds! Prolific bright coral-red blooms cover the low, wide plant from summer till hard frost. Our plant was still blooming on November 19th, 2025, making it through a frost to 25° F. 'Silke's Dream' is a hybrid between Salvia darcyi x Salvia microphylla. It brings more garden setting...

A large perennial Salvia guranitica hybrid — to three feet tall in a single season — blooms from spring to frost with dark purple flowers. Argentine salvia expert Rolando Uria found this lovely selection at a plant show in Argentina. For best results, plant in spring - early summer and wait till spring to...

Up to 2-foot-long curving wand-like inflorescence with white lavender-tinged blooms! This half-hardy salvia blooms from early summer till frost on a fountain-shaped plant that can grow up to six feet tall. Possibly a cross of S. leucantha crossed with S. corrugata. Appreciates full sun and some summer water. Infrequent watering can be...

Large flowers, the color of faded blue jeans, bloom on 20-inch stems from spring until frost, particularly if given well-draining, rich soil. Once again, another Salvia for the bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Mature size: 2 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 10° F

A Plant Delights Nursery introduction of the amazing Galeana Red Sage. This Salvia is a true highlight of the late growing season. Its bright red blooms stand out against the heart-shaped, bright green foliage. Best grown in full sun, well-drained soil, and occasional summer water. Give the diva her full space; she's...

A small salvia, thick with tiny, midnight-purple blooms flowers late in summer and continues until frost. 'Nuevo Leon' quickly forms a clump. Place against light green or its complement of yellow-orange for a little visual excitement, or with other blues and purples for deep, dark richness—a saturated and glowing color that holds its...

A charcoal-black calyx ensconces deep purple-blue, double-lipped flowers for an elegant, romantic combination. Its deep, dark, saturated color is exhilarating against its light green leaves! Reliably hardy and sturdy. Hummers will salivate for this Salvia. For best results, plant in spring to allow plenty of time for roots to establish before...

A candelabra effect of deep purple flowers on upright stems from a central rosette of gray-green leaves. A hardy selection that will bring years of enjoyment to your garden and the creatures that live in it, except the deer. Mature size: 1-2 ft T x 1-2 ft W Minimum temperature: -30° F

Cousin to the ever-popular S. geggii 'Hot Lips', a bicolored and intriguing bloom now with deep purple and bright white. This selection made by Xera in Portland is another garden stunner with a different tone. A low-maintenance compact shrub that loves the heat. Mature size: 2 ft T X 2 ft W Minimum Temperature: 0 F

'Guanajuato' was discovered in 1991 during an English botanical expedition in the Sierra de Guanajuato in Mexico. Two-inch-long Gentian-blue parrot's beak flowers bloom in mid to late summer (for us well into fall) on this branching clumper. Contrary to what you might think, it prefers bright or dappled shade. Mulch...

Straight, fine stems arranged in a broad vase shape are lined with willowy leaves and delightful, small, indigo-blue flowers. Xeric, and a hummingbird delight, it's four feet tall and wonderful in blue-dotted drifts blooming summer into fall. It works well in the company of grasses, billowing in the wind. Mature size: 4 feet...

This biennial sage is an annual source of wonder for customers who are astounded by its huge, showy, glowing lavender-pink bracts. Mature size: to 5 ft tall x 2 ft wide in its second year. Minimum temperature: -20° F

In late spring through early summer, violet flower spikes attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Deadhead for longer bloom; cut back to basal leaves if it becomes floppy. A good cut flower. Mature size: 1.5 ft T x 18 – 24 in W Minimum temperature: -30° F

Silvery cutleaf foliage and silvery stems are topped off by dusky purple-blue flowers - a hazy silver-purple presence. This is a sub-shrub growing to 3 feet tall or taller. syn. with Perovskia atriplicifolia Mature size: 3-4 ft T x 2-3 ft W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Lovely lavender flowers grace this apparent cross between S. apiana and S. clevelandii. The pleasantly aromatic semi-evergreen foliage is similar in hue to a typical White Sage with the leaves being somewhat smaller and darker. Recorded in Betsy Clebsch's book, Sages for Every Garden, "It was introduced in 1993 and named...