Salvia Species, Beach Sage, Brown Salvia, Golden Sage

I am very impressed with this sage. I planted it where no other plant (I have tried so far) has been able to survive. It is against a ...Read Morefence that faces southwest for at least 8-10 hours out of the day. So far it has not even drooped in this Sacramento heat. I water it weekly at the most and not even deeply. The flowers are a golden brown and attract hummingbirds and bees.

I love love love this plant. It is my favorite aquisition for the season so far! It was difficult to obtain-- nobody has it-- but I'm s...Read Moreo glad I finally tracked it down at Berkeley Horticulture. I grow it in a container, because I live in a townhouse with no land to garden on. But if I had more room, I would most definately want more of these. The flowers are the richest, most unusual warm chocolatey brown color. The buds emerge as a pale, lemon yellow color, but change to the brown within a few days. The foliage is attractively grey/silver. It's quite a sight to see!

This a very well-behaved salvia. It stays in a nice round form without flopping all over. The flower color is quite different and the "...Read Moreflowers" or bracts persist for a long time. Mine is two years old and about 3 feet high. This salvia is very undemanding and has not required anything but some tidying up, removing the spent blooms. Leaf color is a grayish green.