Salvia, otherwise known as sage, is the largest genus in the Mint family, with about 900 species of annuals, biennials, herbaceous and evergreen perennials and woody sub-shrubs. The latter is a ...

Some, like lavender or rosemary, are evergreen, while others, such as bluebeard (Caryopteris incana), are semi-dormant in winter and just a mass of woody stems. The hummingbird favorite ...

Salvia (sage) is one of the coolest plants you ... It forms a 1.5-foot-tall and wide bush with woody stems that may be trimmed back to newly emerging growth or strong stems in spring.

Salvia involucrata ‘Boutin’ (pictured right) is a large woody salvia with fascinating shrimp-like buds that open to produce red-pink flowers. It will flower until November and is hardy to -11C ...