Salvia Texas Flower. Mystic Spires Blue Salvia is a compact form of another popular salvia called Indigo Spires. Its the red blooms that have earned it the common names of scarlet sage and blood sage.
Salvia in its natural unharvested growing state is perfectly legal as long as a property owner can prove he or she had no intention of using the plant for hallucinogenic purposes. This salvia does very well in Hill Country gardens with very little care. May 16 2013 Salvia farinacea or Mealy Blue Sage is favorite of many types of butterflies and also hummingbirds Mealy-cup or blue sage Salvia farinacea.
Splendens was overused as short stubby varieties took over.
Like many salvias it looks best if cut back once or twice during the summer. In its natural form Salvia coccinea opens red flowers along spikes that stand above bright green leaves. Elegans Pineapple sage has bright red edible flowers in late summer and the leaves have a pineapple fragrance. Oct 03 2010 The one most extensively used in landscaping is the drought-tolerant Salvia greggii.