Salvia azurea is one of the few salvias that die down in Winter but still do well in a subtropical garden. As its common name ‘Prairie Sage’ indicates, it is adapted to the cold Winters of central USA. In Autumn it has a lovely display of pale blue flowers on airy stems, which slowly but surely arch over to the ground as the weeks pass. The growth habit is unusual for a Salvia in a few ways. The leaves are linear like tarragon, and in sets. Leader leaves are…
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Salvia ‘Meigans Magic’ is one of three similar cultivars based on Salvia leucantha. All have white-based flowers with darker bracts, but ‘Waverly’ has a pink tinge and is a smaller plant, while ‘Phyllis Fancy’ is very similar with a blue tinge and paler look. What distinguishes ‘Meigans Magic’ is the dark calyces and more compact flower spikes. ‘Meigans Magic’ is a branchy shrub and can fill a big area, up to 2 m high and 4 m diameter. I planted my original pair of ‘Meigans Magic’ and ‘Phyllis Fancy’ about a…
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