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Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
Victoria Blue Mealy Cup Sage
Annual salvias or sages are grown for their showy flower spikes, which provide a long season of color from early summer through fall.

 


Salvia nemorosa 'May Night (Mainacht)'

One of the most commonly used salvias in the Northeastern US, it is covered in striking dark violet-blue flower spikes in May and June and remains upright and tidy throughout the season.

Salvia
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There are around 900 species in the genus Salvia, which includes shrubs, perennials, and annuals. Some species are grown for culinary use and others as ornamental plants. Many species also have medicinal uses.

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Salvia aegyptiaca (Egyptian Sage)
10 (15)cm, Egyptian Sage is a biannual to short-lived perennial species from North Africa.

Salvia uliginosa
This 5-foot tall, 4-foot wide perennial produces its sky-blue flowers from summer through fall with little care. Spreads by rhizomes.
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Salvia pratensis (Meadow clary)
Salvia pratensis 'Eveline' Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Park Seed
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Salvia 'Dancing Dolls'
Few plant genera offer the amazing diversity and ornamental potential found in the genus Salvia.

Salvia microphylla
'Hot Lips'
Hot Lips Sage
Description
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' was found near the Chiapas area of Mexico and was introduced by Richard Turner of the Strybing Arboretum in San Francisco, California.

Salvia elegans
Pineapple-scented Sage
Lamiaceae
Salvia elegans or Pineapple-scented Sage is native to Mexico. It is a tender perennial that will reach 3 feet (1 m) tall in containers or in the ground.

Salvia elegans
( Pineapple Sage )
From winter to spring the species elegans, flowers in loose panicles of bright scarlet flowers 1 inch long at the end of the stem.

Salvia hispanica, commonly known as Chai, originates in South and Central America and Mexico. The plant grows 3 feet tall with dark green foliage. Salvia hispanica is a frost-sensitive annual that…
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Salvia uliginosa (Bog Salvia)
I would have to say Bog Salvia here in Atlanta. Its height (4-5 feet), bright blue color and length of bloom is always a long awaited joy every spring. Submitted by Lauren Noah ...

Salvia recognita
Scientific Name: Salvia recognita Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
Synonym:
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Salvia clevelandii
Stems/Trunks: more woody than other salvias
Range/Origin: southern California and Baja California
Hardiness: low teens
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What a beautiful coral color this salvia flower has! Unfortunately, our cool climate and wet winters are not conducive for over wintering this tender perennial in the garden. Sometimes I wish for more heat units so this darling would be less tender.

Salvia
Prepared by Karen Russ, HGIC Horticulture Specialist, and Bob Polomski Extension Consumer Horticulturist, Clemson University. (New 04/99. Images added 9/07.)
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Salvia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is one of three genera commonly referred to as Sage.

Salvia officinalis is the basic Eurasian sage long famed for culinary & medicinal value, but it is also highly decorative in the garden, & has several beautiful & sweetly aromatic cultivars.

Salvia are often grown from seeds. Salvia can be directly seeded into your flower garden, or seeded indoors for transplanting later. For earlier blooms, start indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost.

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#990 Salvia 'Indigo Spires'
Common Names: Indigo Spires sage, Indigo Spires salvia
Family: Lamiaceae/Labiatae (mint Family)
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Blue salvia will grow two to four feet high. Blooms will last a long time.

Giant Salvia or Java Glorybean
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Massive spike of crimson blooms, to 24" high and 16" wide, are held above the large, tropical, heart-shaped leaves. Blooms throughout summer and into fall.

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Lamiaceae / Mint Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach 38cm in height (15inches). The stem is square and hairy.
Leaves: This plant has basal leaves only.

Salvia
Salvias are a large group of garden plants that includes annuals, biennials, perennials, and shrubs. The perennial salvias are mainstays of the midsummer garden border. Another common name is sage.
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Salvia Microphylia (syn. Salvia Grahamii)
This salvia is really a shrub, but it looks more like a perennial and may be treated as such. It flowers over a long period from late summer to autumn, so helps to prolong a border's interest.

Salvia officinalis
Herbs
Surface sow at 60-75F/15-24C, onto average, well-drained soil; good light. Light may help germination; germination irregular. Seed may be sown in fall.

Salvia spp.
The salvia (sage) family has a wide range of worthwhile annual and perennial cultivars.

Salvia officinalis
You just can't overdo sage in the garden. This perennial herb earns its keep with fast-growing ways, beautiful blooms, and a flavor deer find distasteful.

Salvia officinalis. Garden sage. Good nectar plant for butterflies.
Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans). Do not stand underneath this tree to admire it, as the sap is caustic. There is one in the Somers Garden in St. George's.

Salvia spp.
MEDICINAL: Sage is used to relieve excess mucous buildup. It is beneficial to the mind by easing mental exhaustion and by strengthening the concentrating abilities.

Salvia coccinea
Family: Lamiaceae / Labiatae
Red salvia, Tropical Sage
Light: Does best in full sun but can tolerate intermittent shade. Moisture: Tolerates drought, but flowering suffers without supplemental watering during dry spells.

Salvia has an antispasmodic action which reduces tension in smooth muscle, and it can be used in a steam inhalation for asthma attacks.

Salvia Coccinea
Scarlet Sage
Habitat: Full sun and somewhat sandy soil. Be sure to cover seeds (1/8" to 1/4") when planting as they need dark to germinate. Best when started indoors and transplanted to the garden in spring.

Salvia greggii is native to Texas, Mexico and parts of Arizona. It was first collected by Josiah Gregg (1806-1850) in 1846 when he joined a regiment of Arkansas volunteers on their way to Mexico to fight in the Mexican - American War.

Salvia verbenaca
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Sonchus oleraceus
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Salvia farinacea : Mealycup Sage - Whole Plant
Salvia leucantha : Mexican Bush Sage - Whole Plant
Salvia patens 'Cambridge Blue' : Cambridge Blue Gentian Sage - Whole Plant ...

Salvia splendens, Lamiaceae, SALVIA, SCARLET SAGE
Leaves with long petioles, acuminate apex, dentate margins, square stems. Flowers produced in a terminal raceme, Bracts present, flower color from scarlet, purple, pink, lavender, white.

SALVIAS Flower all the summer. One of the most brilliant scarlet flowering plants. Excellent for bedding. Sow seed in February in warm house. Transplant seedlings early and eventually pot up into 150-mm (6-in) pots.

Salvia columbaraie. Chia. Fort Bowie National Historic Monument. Arizona.
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Salvia Verbenaca, the Wild English Clary, or Vervain Sage, is a native of all parts of Europe and not uncommon in England in dry pastures and on roadsides, banks and waste ground, especially near the sea, or on chalky soil.

Salvia nemorosa
3 ft.
Narrow erect plant with irregular leaves, spikes of small purple to white blooms in the Summer ...

The Salvia Bedding Plant
In the top list of bedding plants, the Salvia remains an eye-catcher in any garden. It is a tried and trusted plant with a stunning visual effect.
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Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Saint John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)
Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia)
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Sages Salvia Medicinal and culinary. All sages are members of the Salvia family. They are mostly known for their culinary uses. Used with poultry, pork, sausage, in dressings, pickles and cheese. Some are considered to be strictly medicinal.

Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Description
Sage is a woody, hardy perennial plant with oblong, wooly, gray-green leaves that are lighter underneath and darker on top. Sage grows 2 to 3 feet or more in height and has a tendency to sprawl.

Amaro - Salvia sclarea
Ambar - Liquidambar styraciflua
Ambarilla - Abelmoschus moschatus
Ambrosia silvestre - Ambrosia peruviana
Ameo bastardo - Ammi majus
Amiga de noche - Polyanthes tuberosa
Amor de hortelano - Galium aparine ...

Garden or Common Salvia officinalis
Russian Perovskia atriplicifolia
Sagebrush
Big Artemisia tridentata
Saguaro
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
Saint John's Wort
Aaron's Beard, Creeping St. John's Wort Hypericum calycinum
Salal ...

Three Blue Annuals - Anchusa, Oxypetalum, Salvia
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When bracts become coloured, as in Amherstia nobilis, Euphorbia splendens, Erica elegans and Salvia splendens, they may be mistaken for parts of the corolla.

any species of the large genus Salvia, aromatic herbs or shrubs of the family Labiatae ( family). The common sage of herb gardens is S. officinalis, a strongly scented shrubby perennial, native from S Europe to Asia Minor.

Salvia
Sambucus
Santolina
Senecia - see Brachyglottis now.
Skimmia - only if necessary
Solanum (Evergreen climber type
Spiraea (billardii & douglasii only)
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Perennials such as verbena, salvia, rudbeckia and coreopsis all work very well in pots. Vining plants like variegated vinca, black-eyed Susan vine, hyacinth bean and morning glory can add a different dimension to containers.

Goes well with: Lavandula augustifolia 'Hidcote', Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht', Perovskia 'Blue Spire', Briza maxima, Allium sphaerocephalon, Astrantia major 'Hadspen Blood'.
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Blue Fescue
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Mediterranean sage (Salvia aethiopis)
Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)
Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites)
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) ...

Also of note (1/3/99): Teucrium marum (Cat Thyme -- Sections C & F) and Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender, Section B) are two dependable clump formers that keep the eyes beguiled in winter. The Salvia (Sage, Section E), ...

The plant sports curved, tubular, Salvia-like, bright blue or purple flowers, with a pale throat. The flowers occur in branched, glandularly hairy inflorescence. The curved flower tube is 3.

Other flowers to mix in potpourri include: anmones, ageratum, azalea, bachelor buttons, calendulas, celosia, scented geranium foliage, hibiscus, hollyhock, hyacinths, lirope, marigolds, pansies, ranunculus (buttercups), salvia, statice, stock, ...

See also: Green, Sage, Pink, Lavender, Orange