Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unplugged So Blue salvia was the first in the Unplugged group and has won 37 awards. Here it is seen with Heat it Up Yellow ...

Question: I am a student at Texas Tech, studying environmental horticulture. I have been doing research on Salvia farinacea as well as a number of other natives. I've just been assigned a project to ...

Salvias are important plants for the summer and autumn landscape in South Texas. Most are drought-tolerant and all (as far as I know) are deer-proof. I say most are drought-tolerant because the Salvia ...

If you are stuck on round flowers in the garden, it’s time to incorporate some spiky textures courtesy of the wonderful selections of Salvia farinacea. Not only will you add excitement, but you also ...

Evolution salvia is a cultivar of mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea) and comes in two colors, white and purple. (Photo courtesy of the LSU AgCenter) Evolution salvia, bursting with purple and white ...

Research shows hummingbirds love red flowers, but they also love anything bright and tubular. Blue-blooming sages are popular ...

Salvias comprise one of the most varied groups of plants, being among the world’s largest genera. In Texas, their bloom period extends throughout the year, providing color and texture when little else ...

It's been a brutal summer, hasn't it? Temperatures were way above normal and rainfall amounts way under. Patio plants begged ceaselessly for hydration. Newly transplanted perennials gave up the ghost ...

A while back, I was thinking about putting together something on salvias. It's one of my favorite garden plants. My plan was to put together something big, comprehensive, talk about ALL the different ...

When you hear salvia, what comes to mind? Many of us think of the older salvia plants which are annuals that we buy and plant each spring. These are commonly called bedding sages around the country, ...

There are some 900 species in the genus Salvia. They are an agreeable bunch, readily cross-pollinating. Medicinal, culinary and ornamental members of this happy lot are found on nearly every continent ...