Join me to view the 10 different varieties of Salvia we have in our gardens. A gardening You-Tuber I follow asked the question if you could only have one plant in your gardens, what would it be? For me that would be the wonderful Salvia. There are 100s of varieties that will perform beautifully in the garden. Since I garden for hummingbirds and butterflies, this plant would be my "go to" plant. What would your plant be? (See hardiness zone info below).
Additional information for Salvia in my yard:
Salvia Amistad - zone 8-11
Salvia Amante - zone 7-11
Salvia Leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage) - zone 8-10
Salvia Leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage "Santa Barbara") - zone 7-11
Rockin Fuchsia (Salvia Hybrid by Proven Winners) - zone 9b-11b
Maraschino Salvia (Bush salvia) - zone 6-10
Mysty Salvia - zone 7a-10b
Mystic Spires Blue - zone 7-10
Forsythia sage (Salvia madrensis) - zone 7 -11
April Night (Salvia Nemorosa) - zone 5-9
Salvia Farinacea (Victoria Blue) aka Mealycup Sage - zone 8-10
I have done two follow-up videos.
1. The first one is 11 weeks later than this one so you can see them holding up to the high summer heat and humidity: • Salvia, my go-to plant...
2. The second one is in the fall (October) so you can see how they survived our brutally hot summer:
• Salvia fall update - T...