Salvia Species, Sapphire Salvia, Sinaloan Blue Sage

I have to say that this plant is pretty resilient. It was close to its death by the time I got it into the ground this past spring, but ...Read Morenow after a few months of rehabilitation its foliage is looking perfect. It is in a bed with mid afternoon shade and is an accent for my growing rosemary. I'm hoping for a second bloom!

I love this plant -- I have four growing under the shade of a large Live Oak tree that have bloomed all Summer long.

If well mulched this plant will tolerate southern Kansas zone 5/6 winters.

San Antonio, Texas
I have Sapphire Carpet planted in containers because I have a lot of shade in my yard and I need to move the co...Read Morentainers as the sun marches toward the north in the summer and then back to a more southerly direction in the late summer and fall. This allows the plants to always receive morning sun and afternoon filtered shade. Without enough sun, the plants do not exhibit the intense blue flowers nor the beautiful multi-colored foiage. In just filtered shade, they become scraggly. Be sure to plant them in well drained soil and let the soil dry out between waterings.

This plants thrives in Augusta. It is better than 3' tall, does best in a group of two of three. Here it is perrenial. The hummingbird...Read Mores are wild about it. Color is nice and cool for our hot summers.

Hummingbirds love this plant!

Nice dwarf mounding species with unusual burgundy tinged leaves and intense purple-blue flowers. Performs for us in Texas best with late...Read More afternoon shade.

Sapphire Salvia originates in the Mexican province of Sinaloa and has a low, spreading habit to about 12" high. It has upright flowering...Read More stems with intense blue flowers. It flowers early, then again in the fall. Lance-shaped leaves are closely spaced along the stem and new leaves open purplish, aging to green with a gray undertone. This Salvia loves partial shade with regular water and protection from the cold. Cool, dry weather promotes deeper leaf colors. Hardy to 20°F.