Most of the comments are for another plant, Salvia leucantha, because it has the common name Mexican sage.
The species S. mexicana...Read More has blue flowers, slightly shiny broad/ovate leaves and upright habit (depending on the form selected), I grew S, mexicana "Major" for a while, it was a narrow upright shrub to 5.5 feet, nice flowerer but not drought hardy LOL
This plant has grown in my backyard for three years now and is gorgeous! It receives sun to part shade and it grows to about four foot w...Read Moreith the blooms. I also cut it back after blooming to encourage a better shrub. It blooms in my zone 8 for about four weeks. The soil it grows in is hard clay, so it is not fussy.
Atlanta - pinch back early in the spring so it does not become too leggy and root these cuttings for more plants. I have found I can just...Read More stick them right into the dirt - no pampering beyond a little water - and the cuttings will need pinching back before you know it. Lovely plant!
Dies back to the ground here in the winter.
Castro Valley, CA (Zone 9a) | November 2004 | positive
Lovely plant, gives so much color most of the year, right now it's spectacular, I cut back when it gets stragly, and water needs are so l...Read Moreow, a great plant!
Osage City, KS (Zone 5b) | September 2004 | positive
I picked a 50cent container up this spring as a "just to try" and I LOVE this plant..... What can I do to save it in my Zone 5 garden......Read More? It is so soft to the touch and being a late bloomer adds that end of the season color...... Love it
Prosperity, SC (Zone 7b) | September 2004 | positive
I have added this plant to the back of my daylily bed this year. It was slow to catch hold but now it looks just awesome. Next year it s...Read Morehoud be twice the size it is this year. Between the mexican petunias , the gaura , and double yellow datura, the hummingbirds are constantly at this lovely buffet. about 3 weeks ago I went out and on this plant and my porter weed the butteflies were simply HANGING off of it. Too bad I did not have my camera that day. But I am prepared from now on.
This plant grows very well in the Santa Cruz mountains of northern California. It's best to cut it back in the fall after it blooms so th...Read Moreat it will become bushier the next year. Otherwise, it gets a little straggly. The purple flowers are gorgeous and attract hummingbirds.
I live in Central Texas and this plant is totally wonderful. It grows up to 4' high in the fall from being planted in the spring. It is a...Read More tall, bushy-type plant that grows very full and makes a wonderful backdrop in a perennial bed. The purple flowers are lovely and last for several weeks. I planted from 3" pots from the nursery and also have sandy loam soil. It is a perfect plant for this region.
Montgomery, AL (Zone 8a) | September 2002 | neutral
A pretty fall blooming salvia. In zone 8 starts to bloom early Oct. Adds color when everything else is fading. I would say it would be ha...Read Morerdy to zone 7 if mulched. I do not mulch it and it has come back for me at least 7 yrs.
Most of the comments are for another plant, Salvia leucantha, because it has the common name Mexican sage.
The species S. mexicana...Read More
This plant has grown in my backyard for three years now and is gorgeous! It receives sun to part shade and it grows to about four foot w...Read More
Atlanta - pinch back early in the spring so it does not become too leggy and root these cuttings for more plants. I have found I can just...Read More
Lovely plant, gives so much color most of the year, right now it's spectacular, I cut back when it gets stragly, and water needs are so l...Read More
I picked a 50cent container up this spring as a "just to try" and I LOVE this plant..... What can I do to save it in my Zone 5 garden......Read More
I have added this plant to the back of my daylily bed this year. It was slow to catch hold but now it looks just awesome. Next year it s...Read More
This plant grows very well in the Santa Cruz mountains of northern California. It's best to cut it back in the fall after it blooms so th...Read More
I live in Central Texas and this plant is totally wonderful. It grows up to 4' high in the fall from being planted in the spring. It is a...Read More
A pretty fall blooming salvia. In zone 8 starts to bloom early Oct. Adds color when everything else is fading. I would say it would be ha...Read More