The Salvia plant family is vast, with some botanists and horticulturists estimating there are possibly 3,000 species growing ...

There is a huge range of salvias available to grow in your garden. For a vibrant magenta color, try this one that attracts ...

The name ‘Salvia’ derives from ‘salveo’ in old Latin, meaning ‘heal’ or ‘save’. Sage was used as a healing plant in the ...

Tropical sage (Salvia coccinea) is a vibrant Florida native perfect for an island butterfly garden and an interesting ...

Three key factors (including a diversity of particular plants) are the recipe for drawing hummingbirds into your summer yard.

The Hot Lips salvia (Salvia microphylla), also known as Baby Sage, is an evergreen shrub identifiable for its brilliant red and white flowers. Hummingbirds and other pollinators are drawn to many ...

The botanical name Salvia farinacea is also just fine but the common name "mealycup sage" needs a PR firm. Oh well, don’t think about that, just make sure you plant some, at least three.

Big Red Sage, or Salvia pentstemonoides. Courtesy Ray Mathews, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center I recently went looking for one of the rarest of Texas’s rare plants in what seemed like an odd ...

Tepe et al. (2004) observed a content of essential oil of 0.37 mL/100 g for the species Salvia cryptantha and 0.42 mL/100 g for Salvia multicaulis, while Nickavar et al. (2005) reported 0.30 mL/100 g ...

Nov. 19—Red Sage Communications will continue the "Positively Decatur" campaign at a cost of $200,000 this year despite it not being included in the city's fiscal 2025 budget approved in September.

But on our property it was just a light frost, so all of the bright red nectar-filled blossoms on my pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) plants were still OK. I haven’t seen a hummingbird, though ...

This sage species is a hummingbird favorite and the only native sage to have blood-red blooms. It thrives as a perennial in USDA zones 9 to 10, but you can grow it as an annual in colder regions. The ...