This has been one of my favourite salvias since   it was  introduced  from South Africa late last century. Lanceolata has greyish green smallish evergreen foliage on a slow growing shrub. The flowers are a muted pink which has been well described as … Continue reading →

Lasiantha got to Australia about 2010.  Firstly we got photos which made it seem very enticing.   The calyx is purple and the flowers rusty.   However there was no size comparison with the flowers and they eventuated to be surprisingly small … Continue reading →

This salvia has been widely available in Australia for a long time.  I don’t know if it has been known as ‘Mexican sage’ worldwide but that is its common name in Australia.  It must have been thus named before it … Continue reading →

Salvia leucocephala is a spectacular new arrival since 2020.   I suspect it has been made available through a plant specialist in Argentina, Rolando Uria,  who sells seed of exotic South American salvia species. Flowered for me in July 2021 (winter).  … Continue reading →

‘Love and Wishes’ is the third of the Australian Wishes series,  this time as a result of deliberate breeding.   It is a patented plant which means you can’t propagate for sale without permission.   It should come with a colour label. … Continue reading →

This is a very small American sage often known as cancer weed.  I haven’t researched anyone using it for cancer.   It grows as a rosette with 20cm spikes of blue flowers in summer.   Then it self seeds!  The flowers are pretty but … Continue reading →