Adenophora came into Australia sometime last century as seed called S.pulchella but I think it is always given its correct name nowadays. It comes from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Adenophora has bright scarlet flowers mainly in autumn and winter … Continue reading →

  This salvia is perhaps more correctly called just plain Africana these days but I got to know it with the caerulea and I think it is more descriptive. (I don’t always believe these name changers get it right.) This … Continue reading →

Another South African, this shrubby salvia has been around Australia for 20-30 years. It is a hardy evergreen for drought or whatever you wish to give it. It seemed to originally be called Africana aurea and some people are going … Continue reading →

Agnes is an odd species name for this small evergreen salvia. It hails from Mexico and is very similar to salvia lavanduloides but not quite the same. Agnes is paler blue and appears to be shorter in growth, about 80cm,  … Continue reading →

‘Angel Wings’  is an Australian hybrid looking mostly like a microphylla.  It is a particularly good performer with masses of two tone pink flowers from spring to winter. Height and width is approximately 80cm.    Probably sun is best.  Frost and drought hardy. … Continue reading →

A  neat evergreen grey leaved hybrid, autumn/winter flowering, indigo blue, 1-2m This is a variety originating around Carolina in the U.S. and named after a small relative. It appears to be a hybrid between S. leucantha and elegans.    It is an … Continue reading →

In Australia we have been a bit muddled as to what is aurita and it seems to be a small plant with pale blue flowers which I had once or twice. Aurita galpini is a fairly vigorous evergreen ground cover … Continue reading →

Azurea is an American sage fairly well known in Australia. It is a very pretty heavenly mid blue with canes about 1.5m high. However it does not have its flowers until late summer and by then it is usually flopping. … Continue reading →