Salvia, Sage

Great for bringing hummingbird to your garden .

More Varieties for Salvia

Black and Blue sage

Salvia guaranitica’Black and Blue ' is a bluish - floweringfavorite of hummingbirds . Perennial in Zone 7 and warm ; it ’s grown as an one-year in cool zones .

Blue salvia

Salvia farinaceaoffers stately wan grim heyday on a 3 - foot - grandiloquent plant of white-haired - fleeceable foliage . It ’s a perennial in Zones 7 - 10 , but is usually grown as an annual .

Coral Nymph sage

Salvia coccinea’Coral Nymph ' offers bicolor , salmon - and - white tubular blossom on 2 - human foot stems . Perennial in Zones 8 and warmer ; grow as an yearbook in cool climates .

Golden Delicious pineapple sage

Salvia elegans’Golden Delicious ' show off vivid golden - chicken foliage that smells of pineapple plant when rub . In fall it bear spikes of bold red bloom . It can be grown as a perennial in Zones 8 - 11

Lady in Red sage

Salvia coccinea’Lady in Red ' is an award - pull ahead , long - blooming , heat- and drouth - tolerant choice with bright red flowers . It maturate 2 pes tall . While it ’s usually grown as an annual , it is perennial in Zones 7 - 10 .

Phoenix Bright Lilac salvia

Salvia splendens’Phoenix Bright Lilac ' bid lilac - violet flowers all summer on compact , 16 - inch - tall plant .

Pineapple sage

Salvia elegansis a tender shrub that has pineapple - scented foliage and bright red flowers in former summertime and fall . The leaves are great for teas or garnishes . It grows 6 groundwork tall and 4 foot across-the-board . Zones 8 - 11 , though in most areas it ’s treated as an annual .

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccineais a long-lived non - stop pratfall pop in park planting . It ’s normally grown as an yearbook , but is repeated in Zones 7 - 10 .

Wendy’s Wish salvia

Salvia’Wendy ’s Wish ' is a majestic plant with spike of magenta - pinkish flowers from spring to fall . It grow 3 infantry tall and spacious . commonly grow as an annual , it is a perennial in Zones 9 - 11 .

Salvia Companion Plants

Annual Vinca

You’vegotta love annual vinca — it really delivers . It will put up a wide variety of conditions and still keep it up with almost unreal - looking , glossy fleeceable flowers and pretty pink , lilac-colored , or cerise flowers that see like tiny parasol . Whether the summertime is dry or wet , hot or frigid , genus Vinca plugs along unfazed . It do a great container works . Or found it in a seam or borderline , grouping at least eight or more together for best effect . Plant established seedlings in spring after all peril of frost has passed . Vinca withstands drought but does skilful with moderate moisture . Fertilize occasionally . Like impatiens , this industrial plant tends to be " self - cleansing " and needs little deadheading .

Sweet Potato Vine

Among the mostpopular container - garden plants , sweet potato vine is a vigorous grower that you may count on to make a full-grown impact . Its colorful foliage , in shade of chartreuse or purple , accentuate just about any other works . Grow a few together in a large quite a little , and they make a big impact all on their own . seraphic white potato vines do best during the warm days of summer and prefer moist , well - drained soil . They boom in sun or shade .

Ageratum

mist-flower is such a little workhorse that nearlyevery garden should have some . This annual is an soft - to - grow , onetime - fashioned pet that get a steady show of colorful pulverization - pufflike flowers from recent spring through frost . It ’s also rarely bothered by pests , so you weigh on it to bet good . Plus , it provides some of the truest vapours you may find out in flowers — a rare matter . Plant in spring after all danger of frost has extend . Plant in groups of a 12 or more for best show . Deadheadand fertilize regularly for best blooms .