Salvias
Salvias bring long-lasting color and structure to the garden, with upright spires of blooms that appear from late spring through summer. Their velvety petals, often rich in blues, purples, or vivid reds, add vertical emphasis and architectural presence to borders and bouquets, offering continuous beauty throughout the sunniest months of the season.
How to Choose
Hardiness: Some salvias are dependable perennials here, while tender types are best grown as summer annuals.
Bloom length: The longest-flowering varieties carry color from early summer until frost with light deadheading.
Height and habit: Choices run from low mounds for the front edge to shrubby plants over three feet tall.
Sun and drainage: Full sun and well-drained soil are essential; wet winter ground is what usually kills them.
All salvias in the catalog
22 varieties, A–Z · page 1 of 1
Salvia dorrii
Desert Sage
Blooms deep violet blue flowers held in dense clusters above the foliage
Full sun
Salvia glabrescens 'Momobana'
Japanese Woodland Sage
Blooms soft pink
Partial to full shade
Salvia guaranitica 'Forever Blue'
Blue Anise Sage
Blooms vibrant deep blue flowers
Full sun to partial shade
Salvia Hybrid ‘Amistad’
Amistad Sage
Blooms deep violet to purple flowers
Full sun
Salvia Hybrid ‘Rockin’ Fuchsia’
Rockin’ Fuchsia Sage
Blooms hot pink
Full to partial sun
Salvia microphylla 'Heatwave Glow'
Glow Peach Mountain Sage
Blooms soft peach to apricot-pink tubular blossoms
Full sun to partial shade
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
Hot Lips Sage
Blooms red and white bicolor tubular flowers that may appear all red or all white at times
Full sun
Salvia moorcroftiana x indica
Shangri-la Sage
Blooms lavender-blue to pale purple blooms, occasionally with paler lower lips and subtle spotting
Full sun to part sun
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel'
Blue Marvel Meadow Sage
Blooms rich violet-blue flower spikes with darker calyces
Full sun
Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’
Caradonna Meadow Sage
Blooms striking, vibrant purple-blue flowers
Full sun to partial shade
Salvia nemorosa ‘New Dimension Rose’
New Dimension Rose Meadow Sage
Blooms clear rose-pink carried on dense, upright flower spikes
Full sun
Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'
Ostfriesland Meadow Sage
Blooms deep violet-purple spikes
Full sun
Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Marvel'
Rose Marvel Meadow Sage
Blooms rich rose-pink with dense, upright flower spikes
Full sun
Salvia nemorosa 'Salvatore Blue'
Salvatore Blue Meadow Sage
Blooms rich violet-blue carried on dense, vertical flower spikes
Full sun
Salvia nemorosa 'White Profusion'
White Profusion Meadow Sage
Blooms pure white flowers densely packed along upright branching flower spikes
Full sun
Salvia officinalis
Common Sage
Blooms lavender to pale violet on short, upright flower spikes
Full sun
Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'
Icterina Sage
Blooms pale lavender to light violet
Full sun to light shade
Salvia pachyphylla
Rose Sage
Blooms bluish-purple flowers with rosy pink bracts
Full sun
Salvia patens
Gentian Sage
Blooms deep, intense blue
Full sun to partial shade
Salvia verticillata 'Endless Love'
Endless Love Lilac Sage
Blooms violet-purple, in whorled clusters
Full sun to partial shade
Salvia x sylvestris 'May Night'
May Night Sage
Blooms deep violet-blue flower spikes with darker purple calyces
Full sun
Salvia x sylvestris 'Schneehuegel'
Schneehuegel Woodland Sage
Blooms pure white spikes
Full sun
