Salvia, Giant Desert Purple Sage 'Blue Flame'

Our experience with this plant is very positive. Perhaps because our ranch is in the San Bernardino mountains where this plant originated...Read More, it thrives at our place. We always place rocks around the plant, and we very rarely water it. Soil should be sandy and porous. It blooms all summer, and critters won't touch it. Ours grow out to 4-5 feet wide. This variety of Rose Sage is very pretty.

This plant is not for the faint of heart. I have killed seven of them until I finally found a way to make it happy. First large pot , Se...Read Morecond sandy gravelly soil, Third no underplanting of any kind! It is from a California so it needs to be dry in summer and wet in winter . only water in summer if absolutely necessary . In our Central Texas humid hot summers it needs excellent air circulation . I will post pictures of it when I get some blooms but the foliage is also very ornamental . If you are a lazy gardener this plant is not for you . This plant must be babied and pampered otherwise you will loose it . The inflorescence is amazing and will get your attention from across the garden !

I have never written a negative about any plant. I found this plant very very hard to grow. I moved it 3 times to trying to make it happy...Read More. Maybe I watered it too much...I will try it again. As of now the one and only plant I have is dead. I might purchase another one.

Site Salvia pachyphylla 'Blue Flame' carefully in zones 5/6. Plant in spring or early summer and give it some water so that it gets estab...Read Morelished before winter. Needs well draining soil, good air circulation and full sun. Gorgeous plant.