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Salvia greggii is a highly variable plant, with numerous named cultivars, reaching anywhere from 1 to 4 ft (0.30 to 1.22 m) in height and less in width. It can be either upright or mounding. The leaves are typically mid-green and glabrous, tending to be less than 1 in (2.5 cm) long, and with a spicy fragrance. [3]
The classification of Salvia has long been based on the genus' unusual pollination and stamen structure, which was presumed to have evolved only once. More recently, a study using DNA sequencing of Salvia species has shown that different versions of this lever mechanism have evolved at least three different times within Salvia.
Salvia elegans Pineapple Sage has tubular red flowers and an attractive scent to the leaves that is similar to pineapple. It produces numerous erect leafy stems up to 150 centimetres (59 in) and flowers in the late autumn. [2] It is a short-day plant. The flowering season in Mexico is August onward; further north it may not flower till later ...
Salvia splendens, the scarlet sage, [1] is a tender herbaceous perennial plant native to Brazil, growing at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) elevation where it is warm year-round and with high humidity. The wild form, rarely seen in cultivation, reaches 1.3 m (4.3 ft) tall.
Salvia pratensis is hardy in the severest European climates, down to −40 °C (−40 °F). [7] It is widely grown in horticulture, especially Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes, [8] which is prized by flower arrangers as a cut flower. Some botanists consider it a separate species, S. haematodes. [3] Named cultivars include:-
Salvia coccinea, the blood sage, [1] scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, [2] is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). [2]
Salvia clevelandii flower. Salvia clevelandii, the fragrant sage, [3] blue sage, [citation needed] Jim sage, [citation needed] Cleveland sage, [4] and Cleveland's blue sage [1] is a perennial plant of family Lamiaceae native to Southern California and northern Baja California, growing below 900 m (3,000 ft) elevation [not verified in body] in California coastal sage and chaparral habitat.
Salvia fulgens, the Cardinal sage or Mexican scarlet sage, is a species of flowering plant native to the Mexican mountains adjacent to the state of Puebla, growing at 8,700-11,000 ft elevation. It prefers the edge of oak and coniferous woodlands, especially in clearings of Abies religiosa. The mountains receive fog and rain nearly year-round.